It'll be great if there is an alternative way of getting her pursuers off her back, as otherwise, she'd never join my camp on my good-aligned characters.
Yup. Same problem. In fact, I've stopped doing her side quest on my playthroughs, except to toss a healing spell her way. Gale doesn't get the yummy, shiny sword, but I'm not going to kill folks simply for being evil (maybe) and worshiping an evil being, or I'd have to take out most of my own party.
