[It would be easy to simply wrap himself in his anger and keep walking. He's done it a thousand times before, listening to Justice's condemnation of whomever it was that time. But he's trying to live here. He can't stalk away from everyone.
Anders stops and takes a breath, trying to refocus his frustration while not letting his guard down too quickly again. Balance is not something he's good at anymore. He closes his eyes and turns, opening them only after the move is complete.]
I would like to know how to plant it.
[He's still stiff, but he's trying not to be. She'd apologized. There's really no way to help what's being said about him, or what impressions have been made by rumor and people who weren't there.]
I didn't do it for the sake of killing, [Anders says after a short beat, in a quieter voice.]
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Anders stops and takes a breath, trying to refocus his frustration while not letting his guard down too quickly again. Balance is not something he's good at anymore. He closes his eyes and turns, opening them only after the move is complete.]
I would like to know how to plant it.
[He's still stiff, but he's trying not to be. She'd apologized. There's really no way to help what's being said about him, or what impressions have been made by rumor and people who weren't there.]
I didn't do it for the sake of killing, [Anders says after a short beat, in a quieter voice.]