Colby couldn't help making a face at him. "I'm not that little." She huffed a bit, which probably didn't help her case much. But her older brothers always said she was little and treated her like a kid and it was often a sore spot.

"Best House," she quipped with a grin. "Though I guess Beauregard isn't too bad." She pouted and blushed a bit at his comments. Was he calling her cute? Was he really? "It's not that great, not when it's your brother. And anyway, I can take care of myself just fine if I need to." She raised her chin a little in defiance.