Alyxander glanced to Ann, smiling a bit. "I'm sure life will be much easier here than it was before." He replied, tensing slightly as Kate began to put the salve onto his neck. It stung a lot, but he could deal with it just fine. His fingers grasped the blanket, and he let out a soft sigh as the sting turned to comfort. "Trust me, that collar wasn't as... bad as it looked." He replied. "I've had to deal with worse collars than that; besides, it didn't... hurt me because I didn't have the strength to fight against it."