The white sheep of the family
As Weaver explained further, Loren took a deep breath, forcing himself to relax. "So when all hope is lost, then?" He grinned, even if the joke was a bit morbid. "Alright. That's good to know." Pausing, he shifted his weight awkwardly from side to side, expression growing serious. "Did Korbin tell you what happened?" The words came out quietly, since he didn't want to reveal the other man's secrets.
Nodding in acknowledgement of her comment about the advice, he grinned right back at her when she complained about his tactics. "I fight dirty, you should know this." When she reached for a scone, it would scoot just out of her way, pushed there by his telekinesis. If she looked at him, he'd have an entirely too innocent expression on his face.
He did wink at her when she mentioned there was only so much he could do on Neron's behalf. "Challenge accepted." However, his expression did grow more serious. "Look, now is not the right time to be shaking things up. Let's focus on getting everything ready for Deepfrost. When we're stuck in place, we can...see how things go." He sighed, not looking forward to the drama, already dreading more conflicts among people who nominally wanted the same thing: what was best for Halo.
If only they all had the same conception of what that meant.
Nodding in acknowledgement of her comment about the advice, he grinned right back at her when she complained about his tactics. "I fight dirty, you should know this." When she reached for a scone, it would scoot just out of her way, pushed there by his telekinesis. If she looked at him, he'd have an entirely too innocent expression on his face.
He did wink at her when she mentioned there was only so much he could do on Neron's behalf. "Challenge accepted." However, his expression did grow more serious. "Look, now is not the right time to be shaking things up. Let's focus on getting everything ready for Deepfrost. When we're stuck in place, we can...see how things go." He sighed, not looking forward to the drama, already dreading more conflicts among people who nominally wanted the same thing: what was best for Halo.
If only they all had the same conception of what that meant.
Will blood tell
