"Mmmhm... Honest... Sure!" Teagan's eyes were still full of mirth. With Alex sitting in the chair she felt like she was looming even more over her and her instinct was to slouch a bit, but she remembered her shoulder and Alex's scolding earlier so she stayed still. "Well... what you did just now, however adorable it was to watch, was also very sweet."

	She favored Alex with a soft smile. "I will never doubt your power, Alex, just like I never doubt the ferocity of a forest fire." She looked over her shoulder to where she supposed the armored epic had gone, and did wince as her scrape stretched in the process. She turned and locked eyes with Alex again. "More importantly. I'll never doubt your willingness to help a friend."

	Sure, Alex was on the trickster side and Teagan suspected she often tried to convince people she wasn't all that good. But she was. What she'd just witnessed had confirmed it for her. [i]Fuck my shoulder.[/i] She bent a little, ignoring the zing of the stretching skin. A portion of a tattoo on the left side of her neck peaked from the high collar of her tailcoat, previously obscured by her cravat. "I'd be honored to count among your friends one day."