More than you are giving yourself credit for. [ Although Tav had been the one making the decisions, Halsin has come to care for the others deeply, and the vampire is no exception. Most druids may see vampires as unnatural abominations and perhaps there was a point in Halsin's earlier years that he would think the same thing. But he's come to view it as an affliction especially since so many have been unwilling. Whatever the outcome that might have happened, Astarion had been robbed of his opportunity for closure by being here. This isn't a time to lecture when action can't even be taken. Halsin will do what he can while continuing to voice his concerns and offering the remind that he trusts him to make the right decision in the end. ]

And I normally am not one to care much for appearances but...I would be a poor friend if I let you leave this place with your hair looking like that. [ He takes that towel, flipping it over to the dry side. If Astarion lets him, he'll move to sit behind him to tend to those locks. Maybe even work in a gentle scalp massage if he allows it. ]

May I?