In the end, Dain does set down two cups. There's enough water in the kettle for several, and it seems a pity to waste it.

He laughs, in reply to Lorne's observation, a short huff of a thing that passes quickly. "Understandably," he says dryly. "I can't help but feel partially responsible -- and even if I'm not, I was involved. I don't want to turn a blind eye."

Ironic, perhaps, given Lorne has seen Dain turning the blindest eye to ever blind, but Dain lets the sentiment hang in the air regardless.

With the kettle on its way to boiling, Dain turns his full attention on Lorne, considering. "Do you mind if I take a look?" he asks, gesturing around the chair at Lorne's back.