Phoenix Maplewood You stand before me? I'm impressed

The laughter made Minori bristle, thinking that he took her as a joke. She narrowed her eyes, confused at his mannerisms and offended by his lack of respect. This hadn't happened so far, she'd either fought off or saved anyone she'd met so far with Issun as an exception. When he offered the teamwork she scoffed, her eyes going wide with disbelief. Did he think she needed his help? "You would probably just slow me down" she said coldly, lip curling into a sneer. She would see how he reacted to this, see if she got a challenge or this odd sort of casual nonchalance.