[Alisaie simply chuckles under her breath. Oh, had her brother misinterpreted her wording. That the proverbial shoe was on the other foot for a once...]

I but jest. [She waves off her smirk with a gesture of the hand.] Though when our fellow traveler expressed that you had a new outlook upon the realm, I can only think to credit their influence as a stalwart ally to bring about this development.

[Much like they had assisted her.]