3 - Action
[Aside from the apology to the woman -- whose name he'd only just found out -- Anders hadn't said much lately. He'd thought it best to keep his head down. Not only was it a little embarrassing to have been pushed so easily over the edge, but it had been dangerous. For her, not him.
He remembers the little mage girl, terrified of the man who'd tried to protect her from the templar... because of what he'd become before her eyes...
So he's gone out walking. He's been out all day, just keeping in motion. It keeps his mind from racing, and helps map out the general area. As it begins to turn to evening, he finally makes his way back to the keep. Only to find something unexpected.
Hot pools. Steaming hot, in fact.
There's a few minutes of debate and hesitation. But there doesn't seem to be anyone around. And the long day of walking has sort of made him feel a bit sore. That seems to settle it, and the mage shrugs out of his coat. And pants. It's only when he ducks into a pool that he suddenly notices something unusual.
...
He'd never had a tattoo there before.]
Andraste's burned backside--! Where...?
[At least there's no one around to see his confusion. ... For now.]
He remembers the little mage girl, terrified of the man who'd tried to protect her from the templar... because of what he'd become before her eyes...
So he's gone out walking. He's been out all day, just keeping in motion. It keeps his mind from racing, and helps map out the general area. As it begins to turn to evening, he finally makes his way back to the keep. Only to find something unexpected.
Hot pools. Steaming hot, in fact.
There's a few minutes of debate and hesitation. But there doesn't seem to be anyone around. And the long day of walking has sort of made him feel a bit sore. That seems to settle it, and the mage shrugs out of his coat. And pants. It's only when he ducks into a pool that he suddenly notices something unusual.
...
He'd never had a tattoo there before.]
Andraste's burned backside--! Where...?
[At least there's no one around to see his confusion. ... For now.]