Dain is also very glad Lorne happened to be out here. He doesn't, however, say it aloud; just sets aside his original reason for following Lorne out towards the woods, acknowledges Tuo's thanks with a nod, and turns to leave, blanking his face in order to try and blank his tumultuous mind and the aching yearn.
He hesitates when Lorne asks whether Tuo wants company, that tangle of emotions returned. There's nothing wrong with it, of course, nothing whatsoever wrong, except that Dain wishes fiercely he could extend the same offer. But he cannot turn a blatant blind eye to some of the contents of Tuo's wagon while Lorne is there, and expect Lorne not to demand answers.
Perhaps he shouldn't put aside his original reason for following Lorne just yet. If Tuo says to come back later, there should be some opportunity for conversation before they're back inside the village walls.
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He hesitates when Lorne asks whether Tuo wants company, that tangle of emotions returned. There's nothing wrong with it, of course, nothing whatsoever wrong, except that Dain wishes fiercely he could extend the same offer. But he cannot turn a blatant blind eye to some of the contents of Tuo's wagon while Lorne is there, and expect Lorne not to demand answers.
Perhaps he shouldn't put aside his original reason for following Lorne just yet. If Tuo says to come back later, there should be some opportunity for conversation before they're back inside the village walls.