Silence. The two of them wait a moment longer after the surface smooths over, then give each other a look. It feels like they've missed something.
Greg chews his lip, nods to Steven, and looks again at the mirror. "All right. I won't pull anything like that again."
He hesitates a moment, caught between remorse and feeling foolish. It could be he's on the wrong track, maybe it really is inanimate and he triggered some sort of violent magical act. That doesn't change he made a mistake. "Sorry, about... that. And uh... uh, you... really helped out, back there. Thank you."
He rubs at his neck, nods to Steven again. "Put it back someplace safe. Then we can fix things up."
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Greg chews his lip, nods to Steven, and looks again at the mirror. "All right. I won't pull anything like that again."
He hesitates a moment, caught between remorse and feeling foolish. It could be he's on the wrong track, maybe it really is inanimate and he triggered some sort of violent magical act. That doesn't change he made a mistake. "Sorry, about... that. And uh... uh, you... really helped out, back there. Thank you."
He rubs at his neck, nods to Steven again. "Put it back someplace safe. Then we can fix things up."