I don't know if I misinterpreted one of the patch notes but they said quite late after release that they had introduced "a platonic option for his conversations" I have to believe that I misunderstood that. Because I cannot conceive that they made his conversations default to his romance as long as you saved Thaniel. It's nuts and a massive oversight.

Okay, I found it. This is from Patch 6. So February of 2024. Someone needs to tell me I misunderstood.
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