[ the most polite way ... wow. ]

If only you'd shown the same amount of courtesy while you were in my realm, then I might have believed those words.

[ a kitchen destroyed, a room upturned—and she very specifically remembers threats of bodily injury and harm to her person as well. why is he even still here, lingering around her? she doesn't understand, she thinks as she reaches out behind her to unclasp the scarf around her neck. ]

I'll take my chances with the lake.