Frienemies?

"What did you think about them?" Skullius asked.

Elita was surprised Skullius would ask her opinion on this. Honestly, she had wondered just what Skullius had been hinting at before – in Aigas – when Yuyui had first appeared, impressively eradicating the thousands of Carven in a flash. It seemed to her (Elita) now that Skullius had been expressing pride in his entire combat force, which was a lot more terrifying than half of what she had seen on other worlds within the great void.

"They are impressive. I thought so before you decided to take it a step further and make them even harder to beat. Suzamete will be pleased," she said, chuckling with the last sentence.

Skullius was displeased at the mention of Suzamete. However much he felt like he could relate to her now that he was no longer a mortal, he didn't find a part of him that was growing to like her.