Re: Lyra/Ash
It was clear that Quinn was dissecting the answer. Cynical and critical. He obviously enjoyed doing this to everyone, and not just limited to those that sat among his inner circle. Ash was all too familiar with Quinn giving him a hard time about, well, pretty much everything. But they somehow managed to be friends in some respect as well.
"Interesting," Quinn said and then chuckled, "We'll see how long that lasts." It was hard to say if he was speaking to Ash or to Lyra, but Quinn was standing up, "I'll leave you two to be dear friends alone." And with that he was gone, leaving Ash and Lyra with the seclusion that they'd been hoping for but now with that awkwardness hanging in the air.