[ Astarion barks a laugh at the gall to ask him that. He stares incredulously at Laios. He's serious. He's really being serious now.

Well. It's not like he wants to spread his personal issues around. But on the other hand, he sort of wants to test Laios. He asked. Can he handle the answer?

Astarion sets down his glass and leans on the bar, meeting Laios' eyes, watching his expression as he lays it out ]

What did I remember? Oh, what did I remember? I remembered being enslaved. I remembered a man whose greatest pleasure was tormenting and torturing me. I remembered him stealing my life from me in the name of saving me. I remembered being humiliated and used and being fed putrid rats.