[Between being unsure of how to respond to that comment and not wanting to admit feeding on Abduxel was quite wonderful, Toby wordlessly dismisses it and instead changes the subject.]

... We don't have to do the payment, the "different magic" thing right now, do we? [Wearing a concerned expression, he looks out toward the distance.] The sun will come up soon enough, and I can't afford to stay out here much longer.