Lorne's gaze darts across each soldier, taking in their stances and considering the possibility they're armed. And then he looks to Tuo for just a moment and notices what the soldiers don't. Tuo's whole life is in that wagon; he hasn't the time to wonder what else Tuo might fear. The odds are against him here, no matter Lorne's training. He can't count on Tuo having weight in a fight, simply because Lorne doesn't know him well.
"Standing around when it's cold enough to freeze your arse off, staring at a visitor's property - that's what you gents do for fun?" Lorne peers down at the offered coin, clicking his tongue and shaking his head. "Sounds miserably boring to me. I don't much like drinking alone; why don't you all join me?"
Lorne estimates he's got at most one more round of falsely cheerful banter before fists get involved, steeling himself to move. His best bet is to draw them towards the village if he can.
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Lorne's gaze darts across each soldier, taking in their stances and considering the possibility they're armed. And then he looks to Tuo for just a moment and notices what the soldiers don't. Tuo's whole life is in that wagon; he hasn't the time to wonder what else Tuo might fear. The odds are against him here, no matter Lorne's training. He can't count on Tuo having weight in a fight, simply because Lorne doesn't know him well.
"Standing around when it's cold enough to freeze your arse off, staring at a visitor's property - that's what you gents do for fun?" Lorne peers down at the offered coin, clicking his tongue and shaking his head. "Sounds miserably boring to me. I don't much like drinking alone; why don't you all join me?"
Lorne estimates he's got at most one more round of falsely cheerful banter before fists get involved, steeling himself to move. His best bet is to draw them towards the village if he can.