"I'll pass, thanks," he said with a roll of his eyes. "And why would you do such a thing, anyway? I've been rather nice since you arrived here."
He had, hadn't he? He hadn't actually done anything to him, when he was perfectly capable of it. He hadn't even gotten that angry when he'd tried to goad him. He thought he was giving him a lot of room and letting him be the obnoxious human he was.