User blog comment:Theory of everything/Grimm Speculations Part One: Sean Renard/@comment-2255188-20120420143148

He seems to be afraid of Nick, yet maintain respect in his presence. Nick poses some kind of threat to him, and it's possible the only threat here is that as long as he protects Nick, the Verrat will be down his throat about it. I wouldn't be surprised if he's hoping Nick pulls him out of this situation by beating down the Verrat-- which may be why he's steadily starting to turn him over to them.