She's right about him finding the faint glowing of her eyes briefly off-putting, but ... well, he's been thrown for several loops today and that sight isn't entirely unfamiliar.

Granted, the only person he'd ever seen with that particular feature had powerful magic at her disposal, so seeing that was ... concerning.

The joke does ease things, though, and something that might generously be called the beginnings of a smile appear at the corner of his mouth for a moment.

"Apologies if I startled you."