There's no telling which means it could be as short as a few days, and Anders can't even keep the promise he'd made to himself so long ago, that if Nate heard his Calling first Anders would go alongside him. They're at war, and so many people hang in the balance.

"I can't do this without you. I can't do any of it without you." The words are selfish but he wouldn't take them back even if he could. "How do I... I can't. I can't."