Luckily for Anders, the guard has absolutely no notes in his book of 'Warnings about Gavin' that have anything to do with apostate mages. It's all elves. So when the man approaches him, Gavin looks up to the voice without the guard even breaking concentration. He just keeps chewing at his finger nails.

"You - You're the one who--" But he cuts off there, looking sheepish, when he notes the clandestine tone. Right. He didn't want to get Anders into trouble, either. "--- really likes cats," he finished lamely instead. "I - thank you. For the advice. I really - you have no idea how much I appreciated - appreciate it. It w- is incredibly, incredibly kind."