Lost Creek Hollow How to smile behind a frown?

oh. terance hadn't thought of that. his brow furrowed, and he made a noise before responding with, "i wouldn't have thought so-- but... i guess it's possible." hell, what did terance know these days about anything? 

really it hadn't occurred to terance that he hadn't managed to overshare his whole life with treason. so when she seemed a bit confused at his mention of lyra, he pursed his lips. whoops. whatever, she didn't ask any questions and terance really wasn't keen on diving deeper into it. and, yes, terance was indeed trying to make his life a disaster. thank you for noticing, it means his efforts were paying off.

he snorted. "glad you approve of me, then," terance joked. again.