Sunbeam Lair a daydream spills from my corked head;

The kind welcome from both Korei and Alarian water downed his protective attitude, but only somewhat. He was wondering if this was a cover story, if Alarian was hiding what happened in order to spare them from worry. He shifted his attention to the palest of the group, cutting Ali off from her a moment. ”Hold on a sec, love.” He shot her an apologetic glance, not wanting to exclude her; but knowing if Ali was protecting her from something, he wouldn’t say it. 

He herded the other so they could talk as privately as available. ”What happened?” Lennon questioned, his eyes filled with fret. He hasn’t realized that the boy was being completely honest - that he just had a very friendly encounter.