His gaze flicked to the tattoo near Anthony's ear. He reached up absently to touch it, but stopped himself before he got very far.

"So you've had that..." Since...since when? He didn't know how to articulate it. "Always."

His own tattoo flowed up to mimic Anthony's, a twisted gold serpent but on the opposite side. Unlike his it moved, slithering back in on itself, tiny tongue flickering.