Quest givers are like: "That's close enough, Stranger. One more step and you're scagg meat. Why don't you turn around and start walkin'? Or you could help me with a deeply personal problem."
"The secret army of rebels has been evading the royal guards for generations. You can find their base in a cave behind the third fallen tree outside the town.
"Once you've done a simple task of two for them, I'm sure they'll let you come and go as you please."
I just got one like that in a Witcher 3 DLC where a dude was rude as hell when I came to see him about his contract and there was happily a dialogue option where you could tell him absolutely the fuck not today Satan do you want to kill your own monsters or not?
Oh, your brother disappeared? Did he happen to be carrying a unique family heirloom that I can’t sell for some reason. Yeah, I found it on a dead body in a cave after I killed a Grim Weasel. Here’s your grandpa’s dentures back. Sorry for your loss. Why yes, I do have a use for a magic amulet. Ciao.
Quick-saves, Goes back to quest giver... quest giver glitches, falls through the floor while talking, as their voice fades the further away they fall... * Generic quest failed sound effect * Quest giver has died... quick-load... it happens again.