[It's not so much the third wheel in a shouting match that's getting him down as much as it's the happy outcome of said shouting match (why yes he hung around long enough to hear all that); knowing that Cassidy has such a close ally around now who's likely to come to his defense all too quickly. That'll make any prolonged punishment so much harder.
He glances over, managing a tiny sympathetic smile.] On the contrary, I'm sorry you had to go through that.
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He glances over, managing a tiny sympathetic smile.] On the contrary, I'm sorry you had to go through that.