His comment takes her off guard, as well as that wink, but all she does is look a little shocked and amused at it. There was a time when it might have made her blushed or flustered, but now all she can do is send a genuine, honest laugh his direction.

"And you must flatter all the ladies," she says, very matter-of-fact as she teases him.

It's lighter, happier, more relaxed. It may be a distraction but it reminds her of being off duty with her friends outside of court where she didn't have to be prim and proper. Even in Taxon she feels it's right to maintain a certain composure around the strangers who knew her mistress, but behind the doors of the Smithy all of that does not matter.

"I think Morgana would appreciate it. I know that I would, Casey."