Just when he thinks he's getting a read on the other man, Cullen goes and does the opposite of what he expects. It's maddening, like trying to play Pin the Tail on the Donkey, only the donkey keeps strutting out of reach. Anders had been prepared to defend the differences between a templar-in-training and one who'd officially sworn his oath to terrorize mages until the end of his days, pin ready to stick into Cullen and name him a condescending prick, but then Cullen backs off as fast as he'd come on.
One might detect a trace of thwarted ire in the look he sends Cullen's way. Just be a bastard so I can call you a bastard. If he picks this battle, it's one Anders doesn't have to feel bad about fighting.
The answer, when it comes, has a certain amount of logic behind it, which he grudgingly concedes by refusing to look at Cullen. He'd known his location wasn't much of a secret here, but still. It's the principle of the thing. "I suppose I should be glad you haven't abused the knowledge by now. And you even knocked."
This is going to be a great partnership, Anders can already tell.
In a matter of moments, they reach the ground floor. While Cullen detours to his room, he remains at the mouth of the hall, choosing to wait where he is. He's trying. If he can work with Rolan who'd been impossible to stand in every humanly possible way, he can work with Cullen. Probably.
None of this really explains why him, though.
"What's the matter, the other Wardens wouldn't have you?" he questions once Cullen has finished and they're on the way to the front door. Sun assaults his eyes the moment he pushes it open, making him squint. It's too fine a day to be dealing with darkspawn.
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One might detect a trace of thwarted ire in the look he sends Cullen's way. Just be a bastard so I can call you a bastard. If he picks this battle, it's one Anders doesn't have to feel bad about fighting.
The answer, when it comes, has a certain amount of logic behind it, which he grudgingly concedes by refusing to look at Cullen. He'd known his location wasn't much of a secret here, but still. It's the principle of the thing. "I suppose I should be glad you haven't abused the knowledge by now. And you even knocked."
This is going to be a great partnership, Anders can already tell.
In a matter of moments, they reach the ground floor. While Cullen detours to his room, he remains at the mouth of the hall, choosing to wait where he is. He's trying. If he can work with Rolan who'd been impossible to stand in every humanly possible way, he can work with Cullen. Probably.
None of this really explains why him, though.
"What's the matter, the other Wardens wouldn't have you?" he questions once Cullen has finished and they're on the way to the front door. Sun assaults his eyes the moment he pushes it open, making him squint. It's too fine a day to be dealing with darkspawn.