Merrill hadn't expected him to snap at her. "I.. I'm sorry. I didn't mean.." He hadn't used such a defensive tone with her since they were in Kirkwall. Between Anders yelling and what she'd walked in on earlier, Merrill was feeling fragile.
"I was just surprised," she said, close to tears. "I don't.." She started crying then, and turned to run off, forgetting she was still carrying Ser Pouncealot.