I'm not about to let you engage in anything strenuous on an empty stomach.

[Gale's pulse picks up with Astarion against him; if there is one thing he wants to do tonight, it's take Astarion's mind away from the horrors of his memories, to assure him that he's safe, wanted, adored, worshiped. He turns his fingers in Astarion's hair, wrapping a lock around his pointer.]

Should we try without the elixir first? See if the dormancy of the orb is having an effect, as we suspected?