[Boss fight or mid-boss or optional sidequest boss he just so accidentally happened upon, he certainly is acting like a NPC absolutely not about to barrel headfirst into one...

...]

No.

[Easily, unflinchingly. Not too quickly, but not too slowly either. Detached, but maybe ever-so-slightly annoyed at being asked something utterly unrelated to the situation at hand. She IS a practised liar, and doesn't always need supernatural manipulation to stick to her narrative.]

If you're starting to hallucinate or feel light-headed, it's all the more reason for you to go sit down somewhere else instead.