“What’s the matter? Silver-tongue turned to lead?”

^{it hadn’t exactly turned to led, but he did make sure to hold his tongue for the moment. he’d been caught in something he couldn’t exactly get out of. so, in his mind, it was best to cut his losses, and remain silent. that way, he could attempt some sort of damage control down the line, and not lose his head in the process. “no,” he said sucking in a deep breath. a few moments later, he let it out slowly. “i just… made a mistake..”}