That just hurt to hear. Pree gave his shoulder a gentle rube. "Now let's not be rash. I don't think this is your doing. I know about at least two other doors people tried to open." He knew this because he had been one of those people.
Which might have meant that he was partly responsible for the current mess, but seeing as he wasn't in the business of blaming himself when there was a perfectly good culprit right in front of him, he steered Dieter to one of the chairs they'd relocated to the ballroom. "Here we are. In the ballroom. No one's dressed to the nines, unfortunately, so you're not missing much. Give me a second to set this aside and I'll be right with you. I'm not going far, I promise," Pree said, continuing to talk and hum as he cupped Dieter's cheek in one hand.