[ It's a sudden question with a clear warning in it, that Wanda is perhaps not all that she's made herself out to be in this first meeting. Not that Thancred would ever assume he could obtain a true sense of someone from one conversation, but he does consider himself a decent judge of character.

More than that, he knows all too well the mistakes people can make as they continue down their path, and he isn't here to render judgment for such things. He's failed himself, far too many times, to expect anyone else to be without their flaws. ]

Of course I wonder. That's natural, isn't it? Yet I've been through enough to know that you can't expect someone to always be their best self. I've certainly gone through my ups and downs.

[ He's not giving exact details, and he doubts that Wanda will either. They've shared plenty with each other already, but how deep do they want to dig when she's already navigating through a rough patch?

After a pause, he cants his head until he can meet her downcast eyes and then lifts his drink up toward her, from across the table. ]

We've come out on the other side. Might we drink to that, at least?