[b]"That'd be great,"[/b] Ruby responded to Ayaka's comment about the frost wolf, [b]"As long as he doesn't mind either, that is."[/b] He paid no mind to Elizabeth's shortness of response. He had a feeling that she was disinterested and that was that. Focusing on Mystique's firecat and bouncing between conversation with her and Ayaka, he didn't even notice that Thomas strolled off to welcome another new student.