"It's not exaggerating at all!" Garrot sounds a bit offended, and now both hands are on shoulders! He's doing a thing, Gail, trust him, even when he's looking right into your eyes. The centaur might look away, but he won't, and he's smiling.

"You're awesome, Gail, you saved my life!" Garrot is one-hundred percent serious, honest, and earnest about those words, and his hands are on those shoulders so the Horse Knight can't run away from this.