"Mm. Understandable." Unfortunate, but understandable.

"Aaaah, I see. It truly does take the village to raise the child, then." Astarion indulged in another sip of his dwindling wine glass, moistened his lips with a sweep of the tip of his tongue. "Is it uncommon, then, for your people to leave home and adventure? With such a carefully monitored population, I would imagine losing too many of your number could be devestating."