Everything about Cullen went cold. He didn't care what Anders thought of him - a lot of that ire was justified, he would admit privately, though he was trying so hard to be better than what he used to be. However, insult his wife, and he will be unimpressed.
To put it mildly. He stood stock still, every inch of him tense as he regarded the man who had caused so much trouble. No matter how bad the Gallows had been, the devastation caused by his attack on the Chantry made everything else pale into insignificance.
Cal, however, who had been standing quietly beside Cullen had no such compunctions. Sensing his master's mood, he barked once in warning, then hunkered down, growling as he prowled closer to Anders, warning the stranger of the danger he was in. Neither Cullen nor Cal touched him, but it was a hard fought thing.
"I am giving you one warning, apostate. Because that is who I am now." The old Cullen wouldn't have warned him, would simply have reacted. "Insult my wife again and you will pay for it," he said, his voice grating as he fought to keep control against this... maleficar.
It's a thin line there, Anders
To put it mildly. He stood stock still, every inch of him tense as he regarded the man who had caused so much trouble. No matter how bad the Gallows had been, the devastation caused by his attack on the Chantry made everything else pale into insignificance.
Cal, however, who had been standing quietly beside Cullen had no such compunctions. Sensing his master's mood, he barked once in warning, then hunkered down, growling as he prowled closer to Anders, warning the stranger of the danger he was in. Neither Cullen nor Cal touched him, but it was a hard fought thing.
"I am giving you one warning, apostate. Because that is who I am now." The old Cullen wouldn't have warned him, would simply have reacted. "Insult my wife again and you will pay for it," he said, his voice grating as he fought to keep control against this... maleficar.