Heron Lake Plateau Fortress

Uh-huh, he replied, not willing to give her any further satisfaction and certainly not willing to argue with what amounted to a child in his eyes. She may have been grown on the outside, but clearly she had a lot of mental and emotional catching up to do if she wanted to be thought of as an adult. Next time he wouldn't bother offering her any help; she could count on that.

I've got to get this back to Camilla, he said, then paused only briefly to see if she had any last-minute snarky remarks. She probably did, and he would promptly ignore them and be on his way.