Teasing, she gave the most fake sounding complaint she could manage, “oh, ow, ow... twist my arm.” She just had to survive the rest of this until that point. Which would be fine. It would be. As long as she didn't say anything stupid... or do anything stupid. But, somehow, Ninkasi knew that as long as he stayed beside her, she would be just fine.
That didn't mean she could resist being kind of a pain in the ass, even en route to see his mother. “I should probably keep my talking to a minimum, then. Don't want my jaw to get tired.” She was stopping then... with the teasing. At least the audible ones. Making him uncomfortable in front of Styx was not her goal. Not at all.