He exhaled slowly. Where was he going to go? That was a good question. Merlin, he'd barely planned anything. "All I know is that Terrence is getting me out. That is, if he lives up to his word. Once I'm out of here, I guess I'm on my own. I'll find a way to get a wand, and I'll see if I can get back in here and do something. My father had some money saved up. If it's still in Gringott's, then I'll have something to live on."
Damn. She was right. Everyone was right. This plan wasn't well thought out at all, and he was going to get himself killed. Could he even tell her that? Have her worry about his well-being? Anthony didn't think he could. Pansy didn't deserve that.
"I'm...what I'm trying to say, through all of this...I wanted to be with you tonight, Pansy." This time, when he met her eyes, his own were filled with all of the dark ferocity that he felt. He was a passionate man. Always had been. Now he was just...passionate about her, too. "You are the only girl I've ever felt this way about. I trust you, I respect you...I care about you, Pansy. Through all of this, I wanted to tell you that."