He should do this more often. Not the salve, it would lose it's effectiveness if used too often, but the massage, especially with the heat mana. Alaric carried his tension all over him, like a cloak he only took off when at his most peaceful which didn't happen as often as Anders felt it should.

He works up Alaric's calf to his thigh before getting more salve and starting in on the other leg. "Magic and plants." He offers with some cheek, but there's a gentle squeeze that isn't the massage as way of praise for not deviating off track.

He works his fingers up to the curve of Alaric's ass, then shifts up his body to begin the same, slow dedicated press of heat and salve into Alaric's back up to his shoulders. "You deserve days when you allow yourself to rest and relax completely. It's good for your body and mind both...and that little smile you get is something I cherish."