Aoi stiffened slightly when Rex came to stand behind her, she suddenly felt self-conscious and nervous like a young girl again. She laughed softly, a nervous little giggle. "I guess that means our formality is gone, my lord Rex." she said with her mouth in a quirky smile. "I promise, Ally, no more blood-letting. Next time I'll drag Rex outside before forcing him to heal better. And none of your sugar creations for me, missy. Sugar is bad..." Her eyes flickered to Rex, remembering one winter night when they had had too much sugar and had ended up getting a scalding from Nurse for playing with the real swords. She laughed and relaxed a little more, listening to Ally and Rex banter back and forth.