He wishes some things hadn't changed, though he does appreciate the way mages can simply walk around and be freer than they had been. It's progress. If he hadn't needed to be possessed for it to happen, though, he'd be a happy man.

"Safe from you for now. Unless you've been so far away from humans you haven't heard all that's been happening. Speaking of causes." Anders nods the direction and starts walking toward the river, trusting that she'll follow. Getting clean is a powerful reason to follow someone.

"I'm going by Detlef now, incidentally. Since it may come up." There's no one in hearing range, thankfully. They have some freedom to chat.