[Was he- was he actually leaving- with depth of shame literally torn away from her, all that was left in the hollow in her heart was anger. She bared her teeth and shouted after him:]

I will NOT be insulted by another man!

[The statues shuddered, and with the grind of distant gears echoing through the halls, so many scales had begun to tip further into disarray.

Paying no heed to them, she stormed after him.]

I will also not shrink back and wring my hands because you are upset with me!

[She called her warhammer into being and pushed past him. With one great swing, she bashed a sizely hole through a neighboring palace wall. It seemed to crumble like wafers.]

Screw the doors. The only way around is through. You wanna be pissed off about something? Get pissed at what I had torn off, down this way. Then you'll change your tune.