Dain hesitates, worried for a moment that he's misjudged and put himself in a difficult situation -- cruel to drop the snowball, mean to throw the snowball.

But they are, after all, in the middle of a snowball fight.

He throws the snowball.

It's not aimed for Lorne's head, at least. It's more chest level. And from the way Dain's weight shifts in the aftermath, it's obvious he's expecting a return barrage, and equally obvious that he welcomes it.