"Tsk. Fine."

Excellent, talking to people still mostly works.

To the door he goes, so he can press an ear against it and listen for other threats.

The muffled sounds of footsteps suggest a single person patrolling the area.

Patrolling is interesting. It suggests there are multiple points of entry into the crypt; if it were just this door, there would be no reason to patrol.

He waits until the footsteps sound sufficiently faint and opens the door, not quietly because the door being opened quietly is more suspicious than it being opened normally by someone who is meant to be there, but when he slips through he is quiet and manages to slip into the shadows before the human has turned around to spot him.

"...Andorn?" she calls uncertainly when she sees no one on the other side of the now-open door.

And now Astarion is behind her, a hand covering her mouth and a dagger to her throat. "Sweetheart, if you call for help that will be the last thing you'll ever do. If you try to hit me or push me away that will also be the last thing you'll do; I have done this before and have excellent reflexes."

She is wise enough to freeze and not make any noises.

"Wonderful. Now let's slowly walk through that door and then shut it so that we can ask you some questions. Nod if you understand. Shake your head if you'd rather die painlessly right now. ...well, I assume it'll be painless, but I confess I've never had my throat sliced through and would not be able to say."

She nods minutely.

"There's a good sport."

So he walks her to the other room and motions for Shadowheart to close the door behind him.

Which she does. "You're better at this than I'd expected."

(Even Lae'zel looks grudgingly impressed.)

"Years of practice, darling." The human is placed next to her friend and Astarion keeps the tip of his blade positioned right next to her throat as he walks around her to face her. "Now, please keep in mind that you will die if you try to get anyone's attention. Nod if you understand."

She nods, looking terrified.

"How many others are there? Not counting your pal Andorn and the ones outside, we've dealt with them already."

"F-four."

"What are their capabilities?"

"T-two of them are hunters, one is very good with a sword, one is a wizard."

He cusses under his breath. "I hate wizards. Low level, though, the lot of you?"

She nods again.

"There were three other doors there, and you were patrolling. There's another way in, isn't there? Don't lie to me."

She nods again.

"Please succintly describe the layout of this place to the best of your knowledge."

"Th-the, everyone else is in the main crypt. Across the hall. The room to the left is empty b-but, there's a hole in the wall and ceiling that l-leads up. The r-room to the right, the door's locked, no handle no keyhole, we don't know how to get in. Could b-be another way i-in."

"Hmm, the bottleneck to the main crypt is concerning but can be used to our advantage. Anything else of note? Please think very carefully and very hard about this."