Anthony's mood was soured by the fact that Elijah returned, but that was nothing compared to what happened next. He blinked rapidly for a few moments and stared at Wesley in silence. "What?" He knew he heard that correctly, but he was praying that somehow he didn't and that everything was actually fine. "I was— I was just joking, sir." Of course he knew that this was horrible ('horrible' was an understatement, actually, but he had no words to properly describe how terrifying this was), but he hadn't yet comprehended just how much. He was still somewhat in shock.