Gyrfalcon's Keep let me share the reasons for your lecture for a change --

Caiaphas found it hard to believe Autumn responsible for the death of three of her kinfolk -- even her expression seemed formed with disbelief. But the fox lied so smoothly, and Caiaphas could find no hole in her presentation.

This did not mean she needed to concede that Autumn was better than her -- if anything, it only cemented her insistence at besting the orange-hued critter. "What, with your ugly looks? Not surprised more have dropped dead."