[He has no idea what Kain's done in his past to have an understanding of things, but he won't pry. The man is offering understanding and Anders will take it. It's rare.]

I've every intention of keeping close to them.

[Even though he'd tried to make it difficult for one of them to help him out if things had started to go poorly. He couldn't let Nate sacrifice for him. He couldn't.

He also can't let a bad patient continue the habit, though that's not quite as urgent. 'Have to' sounds like it could be meant to be vague... but Anders will allow it for now, and keep an eye on Kain just in case.]

All right. It's easier for everyone this way, truly. You're able to return to what you'd like to do sooner, our time and energy spent healing you specifically is less... it pays off.