The Shepherd throws the snowball and it whacks into Lorne's side. Now Lorne can assuage the warning bell in the back of his mind about the possibility of bringing unwelcome attention of the church. The Shepherd started it.

That's a spectacularly childish argument, he's aware. Lorne is an adult and can make better choices than any child. He's also getting snowballs lobbed at him on two fronts, and he is not nearly as good at throwing with his off-hand. This just got more complicated and not only due to the involvement of a person Lorne still can hardly believe is there.

All the same, it's only a few moments before one of Lorne's snowballs is sailing right back at Dain, aimed at his torso. He doesn't wait to see if it lands before scooping up more snow to toss at the children again. Today is going very weirdly.