[ The only immediate visible change to her expression is the way her eyelids flutter for a moment. Then she sighs and closes them, looking for all the world like a woman counting to ten to keep her temper. When she opens them again, though, her eyes are sharp. ]

If that's what you've decided to believe, I don't think I'll have much luck convincing you otherwise. Not that I have the patience for it, of course. If you think I'm a coward for wanting to write my own ending, then I will choose to be a coward every single time.