[The sympathy in her voice doesn't leave, but there's something solid beneath it, a firm tone of unwavering resolve.]

Anders. [She gestures back at the books behind her.]

My research here? To prevent our Warden's taint from progressing. Easier separation of a demon and its victim. Do you think "you can't" means anything to me anymore? It's been implied in everything Wardens and mages have said and done for ages on end.

And anyway... [The pain in her smile fades into something warmer, tension leaving the edges of her mouth.]

You're my friend. Some things don't quite match up between us, but you are still the Anders I knew. With the Justice I knew. I won't let go that easily.