Originally Posted by stevelin7
wyll is NO 1 that i don't trust.
wyll is a "contradictions".

astarion is NO 2 that i don't trust.
astarion will betray you easy, he can be lured by too many things.

gale is NO 3.
gale seems a good man, but the active of gale absorbing the "shard of dark magic" is suspicious.
mystra is sick about netheril, what is the reason gale sees the action is for love??
isn't gale's action an enemy to mystra?
Reading one of his mirror lines gives some more insight into his motivations:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/jppkbd/companions_at_the_magic_mirror/

This essentially proves he does not WANT to return it to Mystra. It is strong evidence he never planned to, either, but not proof.

However, note that even his neutral path is "I want to see my rivals humbled, jealous of the majesty I have become". This also suggests an aspiration to transcend humanity. All in all, I really do suspect Gale was experimenting with strong magic until it backfired on him