[ He drew in a long breath and exhaled it over the rim of his glass. ]

It turned out you were right. I should have listened... stayed well away from all this magic. Maybe if I had run off, just left the whole stinking city...

[ His rambling ended as he took a sip from his glass of wine. ]

Too late now.

[ Anthony's eyes drifted over to his cousin, looking him over with an appraising look. ]

You alright?