The gall for him to yell at her about respect...! She breathed hard through her nose, her eyes blurry.

But... she did reach behind her to close the door. It clicked quietly behind her, and the air was frozen all around them.

"You've been here for so long, and only just told him... what is he to you? Just... another pawn in your fortune? I thought you were different than all those snotty, snooty nobles I have to deal with day in and day out!"