"Or what?" she asked, her voice dangerously silky. She finally rose to face him, her eyes narrowed into slits. "Will you beat me? Drown me? Something worse? I have no fear of pain, and the ocean would simply welcome me home. And the Underworld would no doubt be more peaceful than this conversation."
"Incidentally, did you want something?" she asked. "Or is this you just blowing a lot of hot air, as per usual?"