She stared at him for a second. Lips parted, disbelieving, and stared at him. He so did not diss the group of people he was a part of. He really, genuinely thought he was better than her?

"I dunno what's gotten into you, but you're not waltzing in there and blowing yourself up. I'll instruct you any way I please, you're not just gonna kill yourself and tell me I don't have a say in it. That's not how this works. Who the hell died and made you boss?" She's never seen him angry. He hasn't raised his voice with her. He's always been... calm. Reasonable. Willing to discuss things. Now... well, all it did was raise her hackles, make her fight back harder. She straightened her spine and squared her jaw.