It would be much, much easier if the other man didn't immediately act like Dain had caught him in the act of murder.
He doesn't answer right away, thinking both very quickly and not at all, and that silence speaks volumes more than any words would. Can he still pretend he saw nothing? There are worse things than being seen as an utterly oblivious Shepherd. The only worry is if that somehow gets back to the church, which -- Dain looks quickly around, but they do seem to be alone with the horse.
"Stew," he replies, slowly, and thankfully not nearly as incredulously as he feels. It's definitely not a bid to buy himself a little more thinking time. "No. Thank you, though." He gestures at the horse, now standing perfectly calm. "You... certainly have a way with animals," he finishes feebly.
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He doesn't answer right away, thinking both very quickly and not at all, and that silence speaks volumes more than any words would. Can he still pretend he saw nothing? There are worse things than being seen as an utterly oblivious Shepherd. The only worry is if that somehow gets back to the church, which -- Dain looks quickly around, but they do seem to be alone with the horse.
"Stew," he replies, slowly, and thankfully not nearly as incredulously as he feels. It's definitely not a bid to buy himself a little more thinking time. "No. Thank you, though." He gestures at the horse, now standing perfectly calm. "You... certainly have a way with animals," he finishes feebly.