The “pulling a Bharv” scene honestly demonstrates so much that is wrong with the character-writing in this game, but I want to focus on the very end of it.
Narratively, after teaching the audience something like “pulling a Bharv” AKA doing pushups to show you mean your apology, you want to have one of the audience stand-ins then participate in the ritual. It makes the scene more satisfying and feel less like a random lecture. (Though…)
However, “pulling a Bharv” requires a character apologizing for committing a wrong, and one thing Veilguard cannot tolerate is any of the companion characters doing anything hurtful, ignorant, prejudiced, or otherwise incorrect.
So what do they do? They have Bellara apologize for eating food that was meant to be shared at a gathering of friends.
Unless you are from Minnesota*, which I’m fairly certain Bellara is not if only based on her accent and not the fact that Thedas doesn’t have a Minnesota, eating food at a party is not something you are ever expected to apologize for. She didn’t eat all of Taash’s favorite food. She didn’t sneak the food before the party or cut a piece of birthday cake before the candles have even been lit. She didn’t go into someone else’s pantry and take some random item of food that wasn’t meant for the party.
The food had been served. Presumably it had been out there for a while, because we join the scene as things seem to be winding down. The food is available, it is for Bellara to eat, and she eats some. It is a completely non-objectionable action, the only kinds of actions Veilguard companions are allowed to take.
She still has to apologize for the scene to work, however, so she does. Bizarrely, this has the outcome of making Taash come off as a bully, because what kind of immature jackass gets upset that someone ate the provided food at a party? How domineering is Taash that Bellara immediately resorts to apologizing and placating them in order to avoid their anger?
It also makes the scene nonsensical and makes the gathering seem like a complete drag. Feel free not to invite Rook to these ever again, thanks.
*If you are from Minnesota, eating the last piece of food off a shared plate is punishable by being immediately ejected from Minnesota, but most people do not consider this much of a hardship.