Perhaps he simply wanted someone that agreed on Lucius behavior. It was all too likely, considering how often people chose to believe and behave as if Lucius were perfect, the type of person to be coveted, even revered.
Whatever it was, it made Dominic more easily accept Amycus at his word, where he usually would not have. After all, he had never much cared for the other; he was too quiet, into books, studies....
Dominic was not stupid, however appreciating such things had never sat well in his mind.
When he finally spoke, it was with both ease, and confidence. "I'm certainly starting to."