He studies Nate's face, feeling a little concerned. Most of the time he enjoys Nate's jealous streak being a mile wide, but right now Anders wonders what the silence means.

"I'd... I'd really like to rekindle the friendship, as much as I can. I don't have a lot of friends left from before, back when I was just me. Or a lot of mage friends in general. It... It would be nice."

Really nice. Especially since they'd always been able to discuss politics before without hating each other. Balance is hard for him anymore.