[He leans into it, apparently unafraid to play the role. Whomever is pretending to be Gale has been watching them for some time, long enough to know that Astarion and Gale are more than friends.]

Of course not. I prefer someone more lithe. Right around my height. Gorgeous hair.

[He brings a hand up to tease the aforementioned hair.]

But you must admit that the brute isn't the real threat so much as those helping him: cultists working not merely for the Absolute, but for the Lord of Murder himself.