The sound of her giggle made him smile. It was a heavenly sound and right now it served as an indicator that what she was saying was indeed the truth. She was okay.
"Would that have been so terrible?" he offered lightly with a widening grin. His arm wrapped around her back as if he were giving her a side hug during their walk. "You could have played it off and just stomped on it. Repeatedly, actually," he continued with a low chuckle.
He then stopped walking once he felt they put an adequate enough distance between them and Lucius. He turned to her and scrunched his nose slightly. "Did he say anything suspicious to you?"