Anders nods, then, and relaxes. He still needs to find out if Nate has a quarrel with Loghain, but for now there is no need to rush to conclusions or emotional reactions.
"I'd..." He shakes his head with an exhale after stopping. "I'd say you don't have to take off right after, but I know staying wouldn't be comfortable." There's an uncomfortable relief and stress to being around someone who actually understands what Anders has gone through in the aftermath of Kirkwall. Loghain is a mirror reflecting cold truth back in Anders' face - they are both of them criminals, both of them mass murderers, and both of them Wardens.
"Maker. Now comes the awkward part of the conversation where I've no idea what else to say. I can't even ask if the burden gets easier because I sincerely doubt it ever does. If this cat was half as trained as my last one I'd ask her to do tricks but her personality is miles away from Ser Pounce-a-lot's."
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"I'd..." He shakes his head with an exhale after stopping. "I'd say you don't have to take off right after, but I know staying wouldn't be comfortable." There's an uncomfortable relief and stress to being around someone who actually understands what Anders has gone through in the aftermath of Kirkwall. Loghain is a mirror reflecting cold truth back in Anders' face - they are both of them criminals, both of them mass murderers, and both of them Wardens.
"Maker. Now comes the awkward part of the conversation where I've no idea what else to say. I can't even ask if the burden gets easier because I sincerely doubt it ever does. If this cat was half as trained as my last one I'd ask her to do tricks but her personality is miles away from Ser Pounce-a-lot's."