Nova
"Heh, if I recall correctly, he was a much better pack mule too! Half the torment Ash made you go through was your own silly fault, Dearest Dey" Nova quickly shot back with a defensive laugh. With so many things that had happened between now and their little slave charade, he had thought it wouldn't come back up, in fact he had mostly forgotten about it. Well, she hadn't. And if she was going to start acting like how "Dey" did, his reaction was to treat her like Dey.
Reigning himself in a little bit, he followed up quickly. "Well, it was better than getting stewed by those Tenneth who were following us. Bet we're all glad their not on their tail anymore" he suggested, looking back around to the others and trying to get the attention off himself.