She just felt so awkward, Etna squirmed at Flonne's question, she didn't want to say anything, but she needed to diffuse the situation.
She needed something that would put everyone at ease and make things seem like they aren't.
Now, what was it that did that again?

Oh right, a lie, she was good at those. Her mind must still be half asleep to have not remembered.

Etna perked her head up, gave Flonne a confused and almost hurt look and with a dismissing wave, told the first lie of the morning, "What? nothings wrong, every thing's fine. Great even, we've got Laharl back and everything, right?"