There was another small smile from the Elf. "Of course I am okay," he told Ace, in an attempt to reassure him. "It was only paint. No harm done." Really, he had been through a lot worse. Getting doused with a bit of paint was the least of his concerns. At least it wasn't blood. Whether it his or someone else's.
"Let me know when the art store has another sale on paint," he said, smiling. "But I shall let you go for now."
He was definitely teasing Ace, but the other was making it so easy to do.