Another beautifully written chapter, Duncan. CR has given us a good analysis of the characters at this point in the story, but she didn't say much about Scott. I think we have just seen that Scott is only human. He doesn't always say or do exactly the right thing. He means well and he is caring in his relationships with others, but he sometimes gets it wrong. He is certainly wrong about Matt. Matt will not hurt Luc.
Anxiously awaiting the next chapter, I know it will be worth the wait.