[ anders is back into his regular clothes at least. he's wandered into the hot springs just to take a look, but is very awkward about it - but yes he could use a bath. ]
Probably.
[ but not moving to do anything like take his boots off. ]
[ The War... He moves his legs around in the water and he tries to figure out how to summarize everything. ]
The continent I live in is made up of three countries, one of which has declared war against the Central Church—its influence spans across all three countries.
The Emperor claims her goal is just to dismantle the Church, but it's looking a lot more like she wants to conquer the entire continent.
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Probably.
[ but not moving to do anything like take his boots off. ]
What is the purpose of all of this?
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... Relaxation and cleanliness, I think?
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[ HE KNOWS WHAT HOT SPRINGS ARE. ]
The-- All of this. This place. Our gilded cage.
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Not buying the eternal afterlife angle?
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It all seems as if it is poised for something terrible. We are waiting for the drop.
[ or maybe that's just. the paranoid delusions. ]
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Do things normally go poorly for you?
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In any case, I don't think you're wrong to exercise caution.
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But I know that's a luxury when there's war.
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[ sometimes war is just war. ]
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The continent I live in is made up of three countries, one of which has declared war against the Central Church—its influence spans across all three countries.
The Emperor claims her goal is just to dismantle the Church, but it's looking a lot more like she wants to conquer the entire continent.
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Similar to the Chantry, then. And your command: Under this Emperor, or her enemy?
[ he can guess from the phrasing the answer is definitely her enemy, but might as well ask. ]
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[ Looking disgruntled about it. ]
The Chantry... is that the name of an organization?
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