"You'll give me an ego bigger than Bhelen's." It's the first time she's actually spoken his name in quite some time, but here, it doesn't quite have the same power. Not in this world, not in Alistair's arms.
Still, she speaks quietly. "I can't tell you why I care, but I do. You tall great ninnyhammer." She cares very much, and if he doesn't believe her, well ... well, she's going to slap him.