"Certainly an option, isn't it? Apathy? Even to my own detriment and doom to live out the rest of my days as a soulless illithid. That's one way of freeing myself of Shar too. Even mortals on this plane can be petty," said Shadowheart and she was mostly referring to Shar herself and how even after Shadowheart had already taken from her what leverage the Night Mother had on Shadowheart, still she persisted.
Shadowheart made mention of this, but it would truly be a last resort and this solution was still likely to have Shar have the last laugh. "I can swear that, yes. I don't wish to resort to such measures. I rather ... like this city ... and those I've come to travel with. More than I thought I would, anyway. "
Her head turned over her shoulder, an instinctive way of indicating her companions. They usually always stood so close to each other. This must really be one of the few and far between instances in the journey that she was really facing a God alone ... and it could so easily be the last with the power Mystra held. It she felt jilted at all, would there even be anything to stop her from ending someone she deemed insolent?
"When you say sacrifice ... are you referring to Gale or potentially myself?" Now she wondered if she overstepped a bit. Strictly speaking, Gale didn't have to unveil his circumstance, but Shadowheart would never know to come here otherwise. " ... I would like to avoid his demise. I'm sure you would too, Lady Mystra, if I may be so bold."