Anders nods and stands, picking his packs back up where he'd set them.
"Thank you." Empty hotsprings, too. He'll likely always be a little self-conscious about the scars he carries, and if he doesn't have to show them off today he'll be glad. "I truly appreciate all of this, Adelaide. It's a warmer welcome than I've had in..."
The trailing off isn't intentional. He'd thought he could think of a time he'd been welcomed this warmly before, but even returning to Vigil's Keep had been fairly perfunctory, and he'd been dragged back every time to Kinloch Hold. He's never had a welcome this warm before. Anders coughs, looking away and trying to cover for that.
"Right. A bath, sleep, and then I can assist with the injured as well. I'll follow you?"
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"Thank you." Empty hotsprings, too. He'll likely always be a little self-conscious about the scars he carries, and if he doesn't have to show them off today he'll be glad. "I truly appreciate all of this, Adelaide. It's a warmer welcome than I've had in..."
The trailing off isn't intentional. He'd thought he could think of a time he'd been welcomed this warmly before, but even returning to Vigil's Keep had been fairly perfunctory, and he'd been dragged back every time to Kinloch Hold. He's never had a welcome this warm before. Anders coughs, looking away and trying to cover for that.
"Right. A bath, sleep, and then I can assist with the injured as well. I'll follow you?"