"What? No one is going to be saying you can't do what you'd like. I simply said do not vex me. Do you not know what vexing is? It has nothing to do with lording over another or....burning coals? Is that really necessary?"
He watched her as she coerced her way onto the ferry like he was in awe, but without letting her notice it at all. It wasn't the mere transference of money but the sheer confidence of this crazy little Midgardian that left him wondering. Did she cast some sort of spell with her eyebrows while weaving words?
"How did you manage such a feat?" he inquired, looking her over like she might have some sort of power that he hadn't noticed yet.