" wanted to shout and lecture them, but she knew they would react poorly to such a chastisement, so instead she gave them her best verbal punch. “No.” She smiled with all the tranquility she could muster. “I am filled with grave disappointment over your conduct, but I trust you—as I always have. I do hope you will act with greater wisdom next time, wisdom I know you possess. "

― K.M. Shea , Endeavor (King Arthur and Her Knights, #6)