Gale has asked the player for magical items to consume, but he’s received none. He now informs the player they’re no longer needed. It’s a tense scene because despite multiple demands the player did nothing to help Gale, and Gale is not forthcoming with information about the nature of the solution he found. It will later turn out that he made a deal with a devil.
It will later turn out that he made a deal with a devil.
