[Uh-oh. Panic. Panic wasn't good. He'd seen its effects on smaller, much less confused groups than this, and things got ugly fast. Unfortunately, Tony was not blessed with particular powers of charm or serenity that seemed likely to actually help. He'd have to take a shot at logic, as applied to the muttered speculation he'd overheard.]

You probably didn't. Do this, I mean. I wondered the same thing, but who could do something like this without meaning to?

[Of course, he had no idea whether the guy was another wizard or something else entirely or just crazy. He was just trying to be soothing. At least he was deeply nonthreatening, unless you had a phobia of tired, annoyed little guys.]