"It wasn't hard to see what he was afraid of," the clerk said, holding up the other guy's business card and a picture of a clown. He watched the face of the man in front of him as he dropped the items into the altar fire.
He realized it wasn't hard to figure out what this one's fear was either. He was terrified of something happening to his friend, or partner, or whatever he was. Then, he realized. They were brothers. Even though he couldn't see his own face, he realized that was exactly what he looked like while his brother was drowning.