He smiles wryly at most of what she says, before the smile fades a little and he looks out at the land ahead of him.

"It's... It used to be much of the norm. I traveled with the Hero of Fereldan for a time, and there were ridiculous errands to run any day of the week. Then I worked with Hawke for years, and if it wasn't dealing with a kidnapping, it was trying to save a few mages from Templars with power going to their head, or reports of qunari attacks on civilians, or demons..."

Trailing off, Anders shakes his head. "And then there were all the things I was dealing with, as well. I ran an underground, a network, getting some of the most endangered mages out of Kirkwall before they were abused too much. Too much. Any amount is too much, but when it comes to Circles, so much is expected. Accepted, even." At least he's not getting too worked up. These are known things. ...Or known by anyone who paid attention at all. Some here weren't good at that.