It's a sign of quite how unsettled Marianne is by all of this that she doesn't even flinch at the hug or shy away from the rare physical contact. She instead leant into it. Lorenz was a familiar presence. A safe presence.

There's an instant flash of shock and guilt that goes across her face as Lorenz seems to read her thoughts.

"You think it isn't telling the truth?" She asked, trying and failing to keep a note of hope from her words.