The shift of Malcolm's stance and the way Iskandar is looking at him have Anders a little less sure of himself. Anders considers mentioning that if Malcolm bolts there wouldn't be any witnesses, but he doesn't want to say anything along those lines with Iskandar watching him.

All right. He'll work on the issue at hand, and then if the other becomes an issue he'll... panic, or something. Panic's slightly more likely than 'or something.'

"I could also start simply stacking earth on the switch," he offers. "Iskandar can slowly shift off of it as I move more?"