Watery smile turned up to a bona-fide grin at being called out as dramatic, his cheer and his face fell when she delivered judgement, though he tried to hide it. Honestly, he was hoping not to hear that. Locke took a careful breath and sighed, the cold air misting between them.

"Yeah, alright," he said, hunched over in the cold, tense from pain and to keep from shivering. "I trust you."