Fred looked mildly alarmed, more than surprised, now, because he'd jumped to the obvious conclusion and he figured shew would as well. She was quicker than him at some things that way, anyway. But he nodded in agreement - anything to get rid of that shocked and quiet sort of outrage she had going now. But then she was talking, rambling, and Fred felt himself turning red.
"Right." He said, shocked, then said it again. "Right. I need to be here, except when you spend months avoiding me or ducking out of the shop every time I try to com and see you? I haven't exactly been the most wanted bloke around here recently, Ver... I've tried." And maybe he didn't try every day, because what was going on with the Order and his family....
"Do you even know what's going on with the Order now? What those tunnels are meant to be used for? What's probably coming??"