"This end," Aveline says, curtly, "is the end you point away from yourself."

And to her credit, she is actually pointing at the right end, because lying about that would be the absolute worst thing to do, even to Anders. She eyes him carefully, for the moment not really sure how to respond. This place... this place isn't where Anders should be, and taken out of Kirkwall, it's hard to know what to say to him.

"Give me one reason I should show you anything about this."