[ he'll look between karlach and astarion for a moment, but, listen, he knows them both decently well enough at this point. karlach is digging her ditch in the sand (deeper and wider than a line) and astarion is the world's thirstiest horse that cannot have its head shoved into water, so. there's little point in arguing with either of them at this very second.

because astarion is throwing a little fit though, he does sort of feel compelled to fill a bit of the silence. ]

... In Reithwin town, to either of your memories, did I absorb a portion of the Shadow Weave from one of the Thorm family?

[ this has a relevant point, I swear. ]