Yes, the wizard thought, you should have.
Changing his name had not saved the shambles of his marriage (one he himself had broken), nor restored the fragmented shards of his life so that they resembled something worth living. It had, however, brought with it a level of ease, which he wore about him as he moved through the underbelly of society. Westerman was asked no questions and formed no lasting ties. He was free of that much of Belby's burdens, at any rate.
"I—" he began before hesitating. Was there a polite way to state that he had been watching her, had come here to see her, for motives even Cyrus himself was not entirely aware of yet? He realized with a fleeting moment of relief that she did not, at least, appear to bear any overwhelming malice towards him.
"I saw you here, or at least I thought I did," the wizard offered at last. "I suppose I was...curious."
Changing his name had not saved the shambles of his marriage (one he himself had broken), nor restored the fragmented shards of his life so that they resembled something worth living. It had, however, brought with it a level of ease, which he wore about him as he moved through the underbelly of society. Westerman was asked no questions and formed no lasting ties. He was free of that much of Belby's burdens, at any rate.
"I—" he began before hesitating. Was there a polite way to state that he had been watching her, had come here to see her, for motives even Cyrus himself was not entirely aware of yet? He realized with a fleeting moment of relief that she did not, at least, appear to bear any overwhelming malice towards him.
"I saw you here, or at least I thought I did," the wizard offered at last. "I suppose I was...curious."
— MJ is pretty nifty @ graphics, if I do say so myself! —