The admonishment surprises him, batty ears flipping upright and his introductory smile falling. As she goes on, Naugus is still frowning, using that crab claw he has for a left hand to pick idly at strands of his beard.

"While your loyalty is admirable, young lady, Reynard has a history with the Nexus at large and me as well. Did he ever tell you that he once tried to overtake the Nexus as well a year or two ago? Wanted to freeze it into his own personal harsh and inhospitable winter wonderland? He and I even exchanged blows during this event, I acting out of the best interest for the Nexus residents at large. His attack against me was nearly fatal were it not for the healing efforts of a passing demon." That's totally a normal sentence to say when you're a Nexus resident. But it's still really silly when you take a step back and look.

"And I'm sure Blaze is a perfectly fine....mmmnnnggppppperson," he really has to claw that word out of himself, his mouth twisting and eyes rolling. "But I have a hard line about robots. Again, nothing personal. Good for you for not having biases. Well done. I'll perhaps still send her a missive to see what progress she's had, if anything." Wow, how gracious of you, Naugy.