It's a better response than he deserves, really. It isn't like Anders is going to talk about his past and his motivations. He probably shouldn't have pushed, even though Justice believes they should push harder. The disagreement is exhausting, though, and he'd rather not make people too angry here just yet. It will happen soon enough, he's sure.

"If you could consider working on both of your interests concurrently, personal and all-mage, that would be an answer that satisfies." He, they, can't expect others to live up to the standard set by Justice. Some people actually had friends and had a chance of keeping them.