[Curiosity works its influence on Taryon more powerfully than shame. The idea of a scar on the fastidious Astarion is surprising, but that scar connects to others, then others, until the entirety of the design is revealed. The scars form a shape, letters that spell a secret that Taryon cannot read. He peers at this large, morbid piece of art while Astarion has his back turned, unable to recognize the writing even with the entirely of it exposed under bright bathroom lights.]
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