"<strong><em>Of course not</em> dear, but the plan <em>also</em> included me sweet talking that oaf of a leader so we <em>could</em> get the gates closed. As it were, I wasn't able to utter a single syllable before projectiles started flying. Plans rarely go exactly as we would hope, you're going to have to learn to improve or we might as well just run screaming into every conflict that comes our way.</strong>"