He waves a hand, dismissing the lack of knowledge.
"We've not exactly gone out of our way to spread the word.". The Circle, Templars, and Chantry had taken away Karl, and Anders knows he has a massive target on his back. The only way to really hurt him is to hurt Nate or his cat, and it's an awareness that's always lingering there. The fewer who know, the less likely it is that Nathaniel gets injured or worse for Anders. But Nate is far more able to defend himself than Karl ever was.
A few moments go by as he sips the tea, looking over the cup at Alan, weighing the question. It hadn't been asked with bitterness, as far as he can tell.
"I do count among the everyone," he says mildly, "no matter how many would wish it to be otherwise. So the answer is yes."
He has blood on his hands. But he's far from the only one here, and far from the only one with innocent blood on their hands too. If the Templars are allowed to walk free and blameless, he's going to damn well claim the free bit as well.
"Why else would I be here, healing, when I could have stayed safely hidden away?" When he could have stayed far away from the looks of hatred and judgment, the whispers that follow him, the death threats?
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"We've not exactly gone out of our way to spread the word.". The Circle, Templars, and Chantry had taken away Karl, and Anders knows he has a massive target on his back. The only way to really hurt him is to hurt Nate or his cat, and it's an awareness that's always lingering there. The fewer who know, the less likely it is that Nathaniel gets injured or worse for Anders. But Nate is far more able to defend himself than Karl ever was.
A few moments go by as he sips the tea, looking over the cup at Alan, weighing the question. It hadn't been asked with bitterness, as far as he can tell.
"I do count among the everyone," he says mildly, "no matter how many would wish it to be otherwise. So the answer is yes."
He has blood on his hands. But he's far from the only one here, and far from the only one with innocent blood on their hands too. If the Templars are allowed to walk free and blameless, he's going to damn well claim the free bit as well.
"Why else would I be here, healing, when I could have stayed safely hidden away?" When he could have stayed far away from the looks of hatred and judgment, the whispers that follow him, the death threats?