The brunette stiffened in place at the sudden new nickname. Even without her facade in place, a heat rushed to her cheeks. The last time her fortress had tried giving her such pet names was around their wedding day - and none of them had quite stuck. Elua thought she had given up, but this 'mint-drop'...
Her spirit roiled with 'delight' and 'embarrassment' as she processed the thoughts that might be behind it. Not just the obvious reference to her eye color, but the deeper meaning it might have been chosen. The tall girl's voice continued, warm breath stirring her hair.
"I found these candies being sold on my last mission. Hard, sweet spheres the size of your thumb with a chilling sharpness that can hit you suddenly. The merchant called them 'little tricksters' because of how they fool you into thinking they're mild at first."