"What are you?" Ashton began with the most basic question, "I know you belong to a species called Xyran, but I don't even know that they are..."
[That's a tough question to answer. You may understand more when you see them yourselves, but for now, let's just say we are a species that has god-like powers. However, we are no gods, after all, we are mortal beings ourselves.]
Ashton took Astaroth's words with a grain of salt. Also, he couldn't use his [Heartbeat Sense] perk to check if he was lying or not because well, Astaroth did not have a heart and was just a voice in his head. As a result, Ashton had to believe what he was saying until he finds evidence that he isn't.
That being said, he now wanted to ask Astaroth the question that has been bugging him for a long time now. Something only he could answer.
"Back on the Island of Doom, I'm pretty sure I lost my eye while fighting those automatons and fell unconscious, was it you who helped me back then?"
