Karl looked up then, and then reached up to pull back his hood. "Anders..." he says after a moment. "I know this has to be hard for you, but it's me."

He watches Anders carefully, worried that this might be too much for him. He knows there's a lot to explain, but for now they have to get this part over with. He has to finally face what happened to him a bit more, instead of letting himself hide in the dark.