He hates the Gallows. Weeks upon weeks of being here hasn't changed that. They've taken away some of the anxiety he has about the place, but so many of the rooms are reminders of how many he hadn't managed to save and they weigh him down.

The trek up to the Harrowing Chamber in particular is emotionally exhausting, but he hasn't been up here yet and he feels he owes it to some nebulous force of guilt that always sits in the back of his mind.

Someone else already being here isn't expected, and Anders stops in the doorway, clearing his throat after a moment. "Did you want to be here alone?" It's an offer he'd only make to a mage.