Ossie backs him up, and Dimitri releases a breath he hadn't felt himself holding. Giles is stressed and disoriented; he's looking for explanations he'll understand, and willing to overlook any details he doesn't. The lie doesn't have to be airtight. Not like --

-- anyway, Dimitri spends the short walk to the cabin praying Fio won't be in. Small blessings, she isn't, and Dimitri can let Ossie and Giles in without making things that much more complicated.

"Ah, can I offer you anything? I'm afraid there's not much besides water."