Matias had to admit that he hadn't paid much attention to any changes in Dante's face, much less the bruise that had grown on it. It was astounding that he missed it, really; it was rather huge and just starting to glow purple. He took a moment to ponder, then suddenly tapped his foot.

"You should've been there," he began, "it was so funny. Idiot tripped on the stairs and hit his chin right on the hand rail. Flopped over like a damn fish!"

A hard belly laugh erupted, so loud that it made Matias shut his eyes. He sounded like a pig crossed with a donkey that was gasping for air. It was thankfully short, only about five seconds in length.

"Ah... So funny."

He shot a wink at Dante before slapping his back playfully.

"Anyway... Is the boss asleep or something? Kinda wanna check on her."