Constans smiled broadly in reply, casual and friendly and totally forgetting an entire history of acting like a dick to the girl, unconsciously reflecting Bethen's improvement in attitude back at her in spades. "I'm- actually, I'm good," he said, looking down at himself and patting his singed robes with a sort of guilty embarrassment. "A little crispy, but I think you took the worst of it. Mostly on my account." Biting his lip a little, he added, "You really saved my ass in there, you know."
He laughed suddenly, glancing up at Bethen again. "Damn- I think I was the damsel in distress on this one. You got to be the gallant who rescued me from the dragon. Or, you know, the freaky gigantic spider. My hero!" He put the back of a hand to his soot-smudged forehead and faked a swoon.