Lost Creek Hollow Member?

Lagon was not inherently sure if Mordecai's rhetorical question was directed at him nor if it carried any sort of disapproval, or if he hadn't done his job thoroughly enough. Lagon didn't claim to know Mordecai well enough to be able to pinpoint that without being told directly and as Lagon tried to go over in his head what he'd asked her previous to Mordecai's arrival and if he'd missed anything directly vital — while also trying to discern if Mordecai was disappointed in the job he did (or disapproved of it, it was the same thing to Lagon) his attention fizzled from the situation a bit as he slightly sort of ...deflated, busy trying to puzzle out what everything meant while Mordecai addressed the girl and she responded in turn.

Except Lagon was an ok at multitasking and was still partially paying attention despite trying to puzzle out what he'd done wrong (because he was running with his assumption that he'd done something wrong; that was the general assumption he made automatically) he happened to refocus back in on the words she was saying just as he saw her eyes rise to Mordecai's face. Lagon made a face (if he had hands he might have literally face-palmed himself). Her words were sincere and Lagon wasn't sure but he thought she was trying to prove her sincerity when she spoke to Mordecai but looking him in the eye didn't strike Lagon as the way to do it. In response, the Guardian wannabe flattened his ears against his crown, the muscles in his shoulders pulling taunt as he prepared himself for what he expected to come.

In Lagon's experience you didn't look an alpha in the eyes. Ever. It was usually taken as a direct challenge to their authority.