"And it continues to be not true."

No, no she wouldn't do anything to him, and she does worry a moment maybe she wasn't being soft enough - her hands are no noble womans, if they ever had been. Rough with a lifetime of work.

But no, not that, she's sure he wouldn't say it or if he did it would be his own kind of teasing. Her mouth pressing closed in a disapproving line. "We were on such a good record of honesty, Huntsman. I am not going to hurt you, but I must have you better sooner rather than later."