Mikodez's eyes go wide despite himself. For Alaric to say that right in front of him - they were that confident. He probably couldn't hope for carelessness. Under the guise of shifting Fluffy's cage to his other hand, he unlatches the cage lock and holds it ready.

[Ooc: lip...reading...? Augments? Smart baby ninefoxes get terribly Unblinking in tense situations?]