He gently patted her back, a smile playing on his lips. "I'm fine."
"Oh, I know that. You're never hurt until you fall," Nebula replied, her touch fleeting as she held his face briefly before stepping back.
"What's up with my fox? Did you bump your head or have my words finally penetrated your thick skull?" Cristian teased, attempting to touch her forehead, but Nebula promptly slapped his arm away.
Transforming into her baby form, she leaped onto his shoulder and shot him a glare. "Do not even touch me, yo…!"
Before she could finish her sentence, he swooped in, grabbing her and initiating a tickling session on her abdomen. She giggled, trying to swat away his arms with her tiny paws.
"Your bond is too adorable, but could you both stop playing? We have other floors to conquer," Lavinia remarked, her tone tinged with a touch of jealousy toward Cristian's abundant affection for Nebula.
