[...Is this burying himself? Is he building up to it, maybe? Anders watches and waits, like surely any moment now the demon will spring back to life and attack, seeming very obviously upset at losing the last possible host. For a moment he thinks it's almost lucky he can't pull his magic out of himself right this second - makes a mage harder for a demon to possess.

There is, of course, no way this could be anything other than deception meant to fool him into misplaced empathy. Surely not. Only a ruse.

He brushes dirt off his knees and moves... back, looking around for the most obvious path out of this place.]

Well, I think I should be going. Stay here and wait for her, I guess.

[Keeping Demons Busy Strategy No. 894743]

If I see any children, I'll see to it they're looked after.

[Implied: Without This Demon, so maybe not the charitable act of reunion it could be.]