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[songofvalor]

[ A FEW MINUTES AFTER THIS THREAD. Leliana's voice is shaky and her accent heavier than usual, too much anger bubbling inside her. ]

Anders! Where are you, you fiend?

I can't believe I thought you were a good man. You were one of Elissa's friends, for Andraste's sake! To find out this out from someone else while you walk around like you didn't... you didn't...

The blood of Kirkwall's grand cleric is in your hands. Grand Cleric Elthina! How could you murder one of the holiest people in Thedas!? What have you to gain!?

[ ANDERS BRO GET YOUR ASS IN HERE BEFORE SHE HUNTS YOU DOWN HERSELF ]

[ ooc: I am so sorry for spamming! Important development that can't be delayed and stuff. ]

Comments

voice

[championhawke]

Of course they aren't.

Look--this is Anders. Maybe there was an accident. Or he was set up. But be serious, Howe. He'd never do a thing like that.

voice

[noble_nate]

It's not my story, Hawke. I'm sorry.

[And he genuinely is.]

All I can say is there were many things that happened in Kirkwall that you supposedly weren't there for, and none of them were good.

voice

[championhawke]

I don't need an explanation. Anders is a good man. I know he'll explain this.

[Briefly, he wonders why anyone would be so seemingly skittish with him. Is he that unreasonable?]

I trust him. And if things went wrong, it was probably my fault.

Re: voice

[noble_nate]

I'm glad you trust him. To be honest, he's going to need people who will stand by him.

[That Nathaniel will is pretty much a given]

[championhawke]

He's my best friend.

No matter what they say. I know him. I know the man who saved my brother. I'm with him.

[noble_nate]

[Aww, Garrett]

As am I. Anyone who wishes to harm him will have to get past me first.

[championhawke]

Whatever--

Whatever they say he did. Whatever he's done. I know him. Anders, not the demon.

We can bring him back. You and I. Will you?

[Switched to Private]

[noble_nate]

Separate him from Justice, you mean.

Maker, I would give anything to be able to make that happen. The things that Anders did, I know he wouldn't have done them had it not been for Justice. Anders hated the Chantry, hated the Templars, but he would have never gone this far.

[Since Nathaniel first found out about what happened, he has always blamed Justice more than Anders. Perhaps it's wishful thinking to believe that the spirit is wholly responsible for what happened, but its so much easier to blame him than to blame Anders.]