" There’s a slow clap from Caen and she meets his glaring eyes. He doesn’t like it when she recklessly uses her elven elemental magic, especially in front of Lycons.
“By my count, that’s two more surrenders than we had last time,” Shea states, batting her eyelashes with a grin.
She looks positively demonic with all the drying blood dripping down her face.
“Merciful Grace,” Caen deadpans.
He throws his hammer onto his shoulder. "

― Sophia Menesini , The Veiled Threat (The Veiled Duchess, #1)