@Anska, I felt like Tav was the first person in Gale's life that she was really close to. Even a conversation with a close friend like Elminster seemed formal and a bit stiff. With Tav you can see a completely different Gale, and I'm talking about the friendly version, because my Tav didn't have an affair with him. I think his huge commitment to his relationship with Tav, whether it's friendship or love, is because he understood the lack of that in his life. Perhaps even the vision of love and friendship was distorted by a lifestyle of isolation and obsession.So I think Gale wasn't used to sharing real feelings before he met Tav. After all, love with a goddess is not a "normal" emotion for a human being. Elminster talked a lot and pompously, but I didn't feel a deep emotional connection between them.Perhaps it was only in a letter after his death that he allowed himself to vent his emotions.
