[ Ah..... the downside of being so literal, Xenk blunders his way through that one, oblivious to the door he closed with his infallibility. He is insistent though, and navigating his friendship with Astarion is treading new ground for him, so it's pretty much to be expected. He's just got a lot to learn, when not everyone is as straightforward is him.

He nods, accepting his decision, poor though it may be. ]

You freed the land of its curse and traveled to Baldur's Gate, correct? Or were you spirited here before you could enter the city proper?