It was hard to take all of what she was saying in, but he was 100% sure he'd been staring at her with wide eyes through the entirety of it. He must have offended her to cause such a monologue to leave her mouth, though he wasn't just just what he'd said.

"I'm not making any insinuation that your womanliness nor your age makes you incapable," he reassured. "It's rather that I have no desire to bear the brunt of punishment in the event that you find yourself with a broken arm. The comment on Flying class was merely to suggest that some maneuvers I consider second nature have not even been taught to you."

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