Mini note —-One reason I think Gale is honest…he goes out of his way not to lie to you during his “condition” speech. He is careful with his wording, very careful. He for sure withholds info that he does not want u to have before he trusts you…but he has not outright lied to me so far as I have seen…not once.
And he plays games with devils because he thinks he is smart enough to. Not because he is evil or shady. That is my perception of it, at any rate.
Gale does not mind link with you because his mind is his. It is the thing that makes him special. Wyll is a dipshit, Lazael has little to hide and is all ego, and Shafowheart is secretive but does not have Gale’s control. Gale is private, and he has excellent control and to an archmage, who has spent his life learning magic by using his brains…frankly…I think he feels that you don’t deserve to poke around in his head. And, he does open up snd show u more, but only after you earn his trust. He minds melds with u big time in a pretty emotional scene.
He is also the only companion discerning enough to not ask u for sex unless he genuinely likes you and u have already laid some groundwork. In comparison, the other companions are shallow horndogs! Lol
In summary.. I just think he chooses his friends carefully.
