Nate is definitely not scrawny. He's fit and muscular, and while Anders isn't it bad shape - swinging a staff around did take strength - he's still not fully recovered from his time on the run. Anders slips and almost windsup dropping them back down to the ice before he recovers.
"That's not a game we played," he says once he's caught his breath. "The Anderfels are far too sensible to get this cold, and mages weren't allowed outside much. Our sun and exercise sessions were short-lived, for some reason." Like the aforementioned jump into the lake.
Despite the lightness he's managed to regain in his voice, Anders is still frustrated by how much power they'd had over people who had done nothing wrong. Somehow this freedom needs to be preserved.
"Maybe I should take my students..." Anders trails off. There won't be more students for him. Detlef tracing survival skills is one thing. Anders teaching them is entirely different. "...Do you think that's the base of a tower up there?" Better topic, and one that ddoesn't sting.
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"That's not a game we played," he says once he's caught his breath. "The Anderfels are far too sensible to get this cold, and mages weren't allowed outside much. Our sun and exercise sessions were short-lived, for some reason." Like the aforementioned jump into the lake.
Despite the lightness he's managed to regain in his voice, Anders is still frustrated by how much power they'd had over people who had done nothing wrong. Somehow this freedom needs to be preserved.
"Maybe I should take my students..." Anders trails off. There won't be more students for him. Detlef tracing survival skills is one thing. Anders teaching them is entirely different. "...Do you think that's the base of a tower up there?" Better topic, and one that ddoesn't sting.