[Astarion sure doesn't know what that's like. His lies were always either for the benefit of someone he'd never see again or as a token resistance against someone who could rip the truth from him whenever he wanted. But it doesn't do well to have Gale so overworked like this. He's hardly useful to them when he's moping.]

If she presses, just distract her with the stories of our exploits. Infiltrating a goblin camp, resolving political tensions in a druid's grove. We've been seeking answers to a problem this whole time, all that you need to do is change the nature of the problem that we face.