You should have seen Tabris when she found out. She was livid. We all were, at ourselves as much as anyone. We should have protected him.

[I should have protected him.

Nathaniel hesitates, then clears his throat.]

I...failed him then. And I failed him in another way. It's why I can't hate him for what he did. I'm...the one who talked Justice into the idea of possessing a willing, living host in the first place. I didn't know he'd choose Anders.