Trust me. [ a quiet beat. peggy toys her fingertips along the edge of her teacup. ] It wouldn't have helped.

[ but the thought makes her mouth tick up into a smile. objectively, she knows she can still be a valuable force in the trials and tribulations faced by this mansion. she doesn't feel down on herself, exactly, but those words would have held far less sting if they'd come from anyone but him. ]

Although a solid right hook would usually be a fine remedy for such a bull-headed attitude. Yes.