This is all several shades of strange and awkward. Detlef more or less reinforces Lorne's hurried explanation, though he could wish that last remark was a touch more confident.
It's Dain's reply, really, that pulls everything to a hard, stumbling stop. Lorne would have expected-- anything but that from Shepherd. There isn't even a question in his eyes at what's been said, no wondering at the rushed words. In fact, the careful phrasing suggests to Lorne that Dain not only knows Detlef used the Vice just now, but wasn't surprised by it. If he's right, that means Dain has gone against his duty and let Detlef go free.
Huh.
"Yes," he agrees belatedly, realizing that he's probably been gawking at Dain for a little while now. "And perhaps we should all get out of the cold before we freeze our ears off." Part of Lorne wants to walk away now and pretend this never happened, but realistically it would be worth talking some with Detlef at least, if not Dain, assuming that's not outright heresy in some manner.
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It's Dain's reply, really, that pulls everything to a hard, stumbling stop. Lorne would have expected-- anything but that from Shepherd. There isn't even a question in his eyes at what's been said, no wondering at the rushed words. In fact, the careful phrasing suggests to Lorne that Dain not only knows Detlef used the Vice just now, but wasn't surprised by it. If he's right, that means Dain has gone against his duty and let Detlef go free.
Huh.
"Yes," he agrees belatedly, realizing that he's probably been gawking at Dain for a little while now. "And perhaps we should all get out of the cold before we freeze our ears off." Part of Lorne wants to walk away now and pretend this never happened, but realistically it would be worth talking some with Detlef at least, if not Dain, assuming that's not outright heresy in some manner.