Yes. He's going to hate it. We lead with the arms.

[Alucard may be serious about this. He may not be. It'll be on Astarion to decide if they need to double down or just let it be a flight of fancy.

He isn't surprised that Astarion's thoughts immediately go to the actual time and effort put in to produce something like this. Alucard has wondered where the desire to do needlework came from in his friend, nor has there been a good chance to ask.

There's a faint temptation here to see if this has been sold. It probably has, given that the piece is historic and neither of them have the knowledge to appreciate it properly.]

I suppose if you have all the time in the world, you can pace yourself. [Still.] How long have you been doing your work for?