[ If he didn't notice him not taking the potion, the fact that his shadow still exists might tip Five off in a minute or two. At the moment he's still unsettled by what it did to him. Even after all this time, he half-expects Karsa to curse him in the process. ]

So we tell them they're mistaken? [ He doesn't like this plan, if he hasn't made that abundantly clear, but Moran seems weirdly calm about the whole thing. ] We'll be found out. Matthias probably already knows we're here, so we're entering on his terms. Are we hoping he'll do us a favor?