[He feels mostly asleep at this point, exhausted from the fight as well as his wounds, and the word simply slips out. Something he's wanted but never been willing to voice so plainly after his initial interests were apparently ignored. He'll likely feel embarrassed about it later and come up with an explanation to try and restore things to how they were between them, but for now Anders is content to simply rest while Hawke fetches the herbs.]
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[He feels mostly asleep at this point, exhausted from the fight as well as his wounds, and the word simply slips out. Something he's wanted but never been willing to voice so plainly after his initial interests were apparently ignored. He'll likely feel embarrassed about it later and come up with an explanation to try and restore things to how they were between them, but for now Anders is content to simply rest while Hawke fetches the herbs.]