*Grumbling under her breath, she turns and looks at him.*

Basically? His pride took a hit. He wants to be a god, or the most powerful sorcerer, so he can't admit he's fallible. His grip on reality is tenuous at best, and he lost it there for a minute. Afterward? *She bites her lip.* Apparently he has long held a grudge over the way I tease him physically - dunking him, swatting, tickling, etc. I didn't know. Then he got mad because I'm overprotective, which I am, but with good reason.

*She swallows.* I get annoyed over how Val treats you, but sometimes I do the same things to Thom, albeit most likely with different motivations.