"Apparently you wouldn't," Mystique replied easily, folding her arms across her chest as a subtle indicator that she wasn't about to be making any sudden moves at him. Not when his shield was up, certainly. "If I wanted to make any trouble for you, believe me, it would be made."
Chocolate brown eyes lightened for a moment, turning golden as pupils lengthened like a cat's and then vanished entirely. Blink, and they were back to normal, because even something as small as that could be inviting more of a hassle than Mystique was currently in the mood for right now.
"Relax, Bennet," she said with perhaps unusual warmth. "It's been a while, but surely not that long. I couldn't pass up the chance to say hello to an old friend."