Beware, i'm drawing

Later same Night:

Orion wakes up confused, tied to a pole on a beach (low tide but their feet are starting to get wet), can't hear the patrons' voices (just a light "drugged" "low tide" "paladins"). Sees a tied up astarion with a bag on his head, trying to make himself smaller as to avoid the lapping water (running water burns), they're in a "silence" sphere (spell). He still tries to talk to him, sees the paladins' shadows on the horizon and everything turns black: enter THE Patron.

"It seems one of my children needs help"

"Please this can't be the end, not after all we've been through, I will work even harder please-"

"But of course, as a matter of fact,we come bearing gifts! What would you say If you could walk away today a new tiefling, free, still breathing, and to be more specific, able to do so for all of time! (Unless you really put your mind into it but I wouldn't think about that right now)."

"I'd say that's not how we usually work and that it'd be awfully nice of you to help US so."

"Oh how you wound us! And of course we will help your special friend.. he is family in more ways than one after all. And we meant it, you'll truly be immortal, no more scraping by for a measly year at the time, no more risking your life to fulfill an idiotic contract stipulated by an even stupider mortal"

"Why? In exchange for what?"

"Orion my dear, can you really afford to discuss this now? The water is lapping at your lover's ankles right now, and we know you can't hear him but I can assure you the irony of burning alive in water isn't of any consolation to him. And you're standing here, discussing semantics."

"Please I just don't want another D-"

"Oh no no no nothing like Diego. He tried to trick us you see. But this is a gift from us my child, a prize for your services! A little experiment of ours if you will. Nothing to worry about. Just accept"

"I.."

"Do you want to hear his opinion? You might not hear his screams but we could make you feel."

Different scene, two/three warlocks standing at the top of the sandy hill (they weren't paladins' after all):

"One does wonder what in the hells you could possibly have done to piss the Patron off so much you get both your boyfriend and yourself drowned. Not even a little ritual! All those memories and life essence lost"

"Not really lost no" a possessed warlock kills the other two and then puts the blade near their arm.

Orion wakes up coughing up water and Astarion (just as soaked) is shouting something. Orion's still confused.

"Astarion..? Astarion!"

They hug him tight, then put their hands through their hair, clearly relieved.

"WE'RE ALIVE!!!" (followed by nearly hysterical laughter)

"I Hope you didn't promise anything we'll regret but right now I'm so fucking happy for those creepy little voices of yours in our heads"

"Our? What is.."

"The Patron did something to me, I don't know what, but... look at me!" Walks backwards in the water

"not hurt! Not even a little bit!"

Orion looks around. Sees a mostly bled out corpse in the shallow water.

"When I realized I wasn't burning up anymore my head suddenly cleared up and I could hear your people. They told me that it was safe now, and that I was stronger and should REALLY try to break free.. it worked! I just pushed my arms out and there I was, free! Unfortunately, you were still.. you looked dead. I managed to pull you back but you weren't breathing.. and then this man showed up, bleeding all over the place with a knife over his wrist. I.. just followed your voices instruction. I KNOW I KNOW but we're both here, alive! I hope everything will be fine." Looks up almost embarrassed, ready to hear some kind of beratement.

"It's.. you did right. Thanks." Stares into nothing for a while, then almost whining. "I really want to go home now"

"PLEASE LET'S"