"Then, by that logic, I ought to be able to beat you for a bit, and<em>it</em>will feel it?" she replies, having learned to embrace sarcasm over the last couple of decades. "Shall we test that hypothesis?"<br/><br/>She does lower the weapon, and does offer him a quick glare at the mention of 'it'. "Are you even certain the child is female? As you just established, technically, she's not yours. Perhaps this could end up different?"