The offer is met with perhaps more consideration that necessary. A beat of hesitation, before Ellis drops the fabric of his tunic and nods.

"That's kind," Ellis tells him, with some amusement in his tone. Kindness, from Astarion. There's a possibility of an unforeseen string attached to it, but that's not enough to keep Ellis from following him back along the streets.

The travel is passed more or less quietly, with Ellis' first real contribution coming after they'd walked through the doorway.

"I hadn't realized you'd left the Gallows," Ellis offers. "It's cozy."

In which cozy stands in for any other number of things that might be said about the decor.