Colin lets out a relieved breath at Anders' reaction. He moves to put the chest back in the wall and replace the stone.

"It was how I got out of a bad situation," he says softly. "If you're selling lyrium to Templars, they'll usually behave themselves. Protect you, even from their own. And there are Templars and ex-Templars here who can't get enough, or can't get it anywhere else. So far the Carta haven't come knocking down my door, so I don't think I register to them as competition. But it's something I can offer." He sits back down. "I'd give everything I have to bring about a world where we can be free. Like you did."