So creatures are watching us from the Fade? [Yes, that's what he got from that explanation, Anders.
Justice listens, his permanent frown not leaving his face as he does so. Anders, cheerfully discussing all the work he put into saving lives. No whining, no cracking jokes about hoping for grateful women to besiege him afterwards, and no demands that he be treated to something nice before he does it again. Justice has always had faith in Anders, since he's always known that the man had a good heart underneath the selfishness and sloth, but...]
You have changed much in the last decade.
[It's actually quite jarring. Good, but jarring. Spirits don't change that much. Maybe it's a mortal thing, but Riona isn't so different, though she has experienced a similar stretch of time. Did something happen? Or is this simply the natural process of growth and maturation that humans go through, and Anders was simply delayed due to his isolation in the Circle Tower?]
Maybe that is what I feel. [He says it more to himself than to Anders. A personality shift like this might be the cause of the strange change in Anders' presence. Justice isn't sure if that's all of it, but it's a better answer than 'he's tired'.]
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Justice listens, his permanent frown not leaving his face as he does so. Anders, cheerfully discussing all the work he put into saving lives. No whining, no cracking jokes about hoping for grateful women to besiege him afterwards, and no demands that he be treated to something nice before he does it again. Justice has always had faith in Anders, since he's always known that the man had a good heart underneath the selfishness and sloth, but...]
You have changed much in the last decade.
[It's actually quite jarring. Good, but jarring. Spirits don't change that much. Maybe it's a mortal thing, but Riona isn't so different, though she has experienced a similar stretch of time. Did something happen? Or is this simply the natural process of growth and maturation that humans go through, and Anders was simply delayed due to his isolation in the Circle Tower?]
Maybe that is what I feel. [He says it more to himself than to Anders. A personality shift like this might be the cause of the strange change in Anders' presence. Justice isn't sure if that's all of it, but it's a better answer than 'he's tired'.]