Heron Lake Plateau my disproportionate reactions fuse with my eager state

She listened carefully, but she couldn't help but think the irritation was at her.  His sarcasm cut her to the bone; it'd been hard enough to gather the courage to do it in the first place, and now she was being ridiculed for it.  It didn't matter that she'd spent weeks carefully articulating where they could move to if he wouldn't hear her out.  Okay, thanks, was all she said, sliding the prey she'd gathered towards him before she shrugged her shoulders and made to leave.

Caiaphas was right, she just didn't think she'd have to learn so soon.