Astarion looked slightly surprised, then unsure.

"If you don't want that, what do you want? I don't have much cash, though... I have some."

Certainly not enough to pay for medical care.

He hesitated again, then pulled a necklace from his pocket. A trinket he'd snatched a few days ago. He wasn't sure what it was worth, but it had to have some value. Unsure if the man would accept, he held it out in offering.