His eyebrows rose and he looked at her with new respect. So the kitten had teeth and was a lioness in disguise. Amazing. He hmmed, and grinned at her. "Well, witches and wizards are always useful to have on your side. Always bloody troubling when the other side has more magic."
A situation he'd been in all too many times.
He quirked his lips at her. "If you can laugh about it, you haven't yet." He nodded, and listened, watching her, slowly realizing she was a lot stronger and smarter than he had first thought and beginning to wonder just when he'd started finding that appealing.
"Do you play poker? Or pool, or any such sports?" It was a random question, but a thoughtfully asked one.