He's so used to Justice keeping demons back that he'd not even registered its presence before. Now? Now he's all too aware of how it's been lingering as they spoke, watching for an opening as all demons do with mages, and he's a little afraid for her. She's not weak. But the demon isn't either, and Anders takes her other hand without thinking.

"Forcing yourself to stay awake, letting reality blend with exhaustion while they're lurking and feeling glad at all the attention, would be worse."

'You wish me gone, but you are safe from that while I am here, Justice says, and Anders sighs. It's true. 'Of course it is true.'

"I'll linger nearby and wake you if you seem too distressed by your dreams?" It's all he can really offer, even as he wishes spirits could provide protection for the unpossessed.