[Open] You'll think "how did I get here, sitting next to you?"

[justice_is_blond]

WHO: Anders and anyone who wants to come pester him or be pestered by him
WHAT: Anders Does Skyhold
WHEN: Through Harvestmere
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: He's Anders.

1. Healing Tents

His robes are dark blue today with silver trim - Warden colors - swooshing around a little as he works around the tent. He likes these robes, which is one of the reasons for his faint smile. The main reason is far more simple; this is where he feels like he's accomplishing something good. Which is why, as long as you're not dripping blood all over the place when you come in, the small smile stays in place as he asks what brings you in today.

In the slight event someone is dripping blood all over the place, they'll be greeted with bandages and help down into a chair.

--Alternately--

He's got much of their dried herbs set out in front of him so he can take a measure of what they have and what's still good. Even in the cold mold can still set in. Supplies look mostly good, though, and he takes notes as he starts pulling some of the fresher herbs out to begin a drying process on them.

2. Training the Hero of Purrelden/Garden

Ser Pounce-a-lot had been a very special cat. He'd been easily trained, for one thing, and Anders hadn't needed to worry about hauling him down to the Deep Roads to deal with Darkspawn. Purrelden? Isn't as brave. In fact, she has a habit of being timid when first encountering new insects. Which means the best thing to do is to have her in the area where the most bugs are found - the gardens.

"You're fine. It's smaller than your paw, you can take it on." She doesn't look sure, but he has dried meat and by now she at least seems to know that batting at a bug will get her a treat. "You can do it. You're a fierce warrior. You can take on anything."

He probably looks like he's talking to a bush if someone's coming up from behind or the left, but his attention is on her. And really, talking to plants is about the least harmful thing that could be done to his reputation.

3. Teaching

Since the conference, Anders has let it be known that he's open to working with anyone who wants to learn more about the practical spells he has under his belt, as well as learning in return, or even working on trying to make new ones together. There's a few stumps left set up where the conference was, and he can be found here some evenings to teach or learn or work. Until someone drops by he's reading or playing with his cat or both. Most of the time both.

4. Mess hall

He's trying to be better about eating all of his meals. It's a work in progress. Which is why he's eating his lunch 'late,' sometime in the early afternoon, and eating is a relative term. There's food on the plate in front of him, yes, but Purrelden's batted some peas off of it and Anders is more focused on notes than actually shoveling food in his mouth at the moment.

5. Wildcard

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[justice_is_blond]

"I'm a Grey Warden. It's my job." Anders shakes his head with a wry smile on his face. "The choice I had when signing up was join the Wardens... or be executed for escaping from the Circle for a seventh time. Then they betrayed me to the Templars anyway when they'd had their use of me."

Now there's amusement with the wryness. "And yet I've rejoined them. Though it's not due to any feeling of moral obligation. They're the one force who can look at the Inquisition and point out that the judgment passed on my case was for me to live atoning, rather than die, and have the strength to keep it that way. They've used me, I'll use them, we all lose and gain."

[universal_charm]

"Seven times?" Kirk echoed, impressed, though he had to wonder what it said that Anders kept getting captured again or that no one thought to increase security enough that he couldn't get out. It seemed a black mark on whomever was in charge of keeping in place at the time, but Kirk couldn't say he was upset by that either. He wasn't fond of the Circles, to say the least.

Still, the way Anders described things, it seemed a harsh punishment. Yes, Anders had done terrible things - there was no denying that. But Kirk could also see the justification in them, even if he didn't agree with the methods - something they had already spoken of, and he felt no need to bring up directly again.

"I think it's a good man who will go back to do thankless job for the well being of others, especially a dangerous one."

[justice_is_blond]

"Seven times." He says it as if he wants Kirk to ask questions because he kinda does. He's proud of his record.

As for the other... Anders has to shrug. "I joined for survival, I rejoined for survival at the urging of Nathaniel. I'm not certain I can be called good. Active in matters of my own survival, perhaps." He can't say he has the highest opinion of himself.

[universal_charm]

"There's quite a few stories in there that deserve to be shared over some drinks," he said, which meant that it was going to happen, because he was not going to let that small tibdit of information go.

Kirk tilted his head, eyes turning upwards as he considered that. "Well, I can't fault you for going back for your own survival. But I don't think that makes you not a good person. You've worked to help others here, and it sounds like you want to continue to do so in your capacity as a warden. Just because you start at something for less than noble intentions, doesn't mean you can't do good things."

[justice_is_blond]

He gave Kirk a bright smile of agreement. But clearly today wasn't the day for those tales. Later, most definitely.

"I... I do believe that. The latter portion. That's why I'm here, because I believe I can still do good. I don't know that I can ever, ever balance the scales, but I can help." Anders shrugs, smile turning a little wistful. "And with that cheerful thought, and a promise of stories that actually are cheerful to be shared later, I believe I'm going to gather my cat and head back to work if you've no objection."

[universal_charm]

Kirk shook his head, standing up and summoning his own kittens with little tugs of their leads. There was some immediate response if not total compliance, which was more than he could ever really hope for when it came to them.

"Do be careful - we have a date with some beer and stories, after all, and I fully intend to collect on it," he smiled at him, giving him a brotherly clap on the shoulder in fair well.