It brings Loghain a measure of relief to know that Rendon Howe's boy did not rise to follow in his father's footsteps; perhaps their children were always destined to be better men and women than their fathers.

At the look he receives from Anders, he can only give his head the smallest of shakes. "I've got no quarrel with your man," he assures him, quiet but certain. "I'm here only to take the fight to Corypheus. Once that task is complete, I'll be gone. He can be sure about that."