[ Hilda is too preoccupied with Alucard's misstep none the wiser about her own. She considers him a moment longer debating just how much she wants to pursue her own line of questioning because if she was giving vague answers, his were just as, if not more so. WIth his enhanced hearing there's absolutely no way he wouldn't have heard more if his claims were true. Not to mention, he'd probably be tongue tied trying to recount it. She's spent enough time with him now that she knows all too well what sort of reaction would be par of the course here.

The Devil may work hard, but Hilda works harder when it comes to sniffing out how true gossip is. And because of that she isn't above poking back in her own way. ]

Really? You really didn't have a problem with them talking about us like that? Or - [ Her words stop abruptly, eyes shining with a clear sign that teasing is on the horizon. ] maybe this is your way of saying that you're the one that started it. Is that why you're offering to clean my axe?