Anthony backed into a table when Roth advanced on him, stopping him in his tracks for a moment. "That's not.. No. He would have.. No." There was no way that this was what Stephen had been through. He was terrified, but this couldn't be the reason why. It couldn't be. Because there was nothing Anthony could do for Stephen if this was the truth.
Anthony's eyes darted around the room, trying to find the best escape route. He was going to run. It was the only way back out. He still had his wand on him, but it wasn't going to do any good. He carried it purely out of habit these days. But running would require turning his back on Roth and that wasn't going to happen. "Why?" He took another step back, moving out of the way of the table. "Why would you do that to him?"