[ Well, that's it. The Assassin might not have been able to do their job but it doesn't matter because Ai's dead anyway. Her response comes out muffled because she's gone and covered her face with both hands to make absolutely sure he can't see her face. ]

Worse! Definitely, definitely worse!

[ She knows she's giving him exactly what he wants by giving him a response like that, but maybe if she protests annoyingly enough, he'll lose his patience with her and dump her back into her feet anyway. ]

I can walk by myself so just put me down! I'll use a Command Spell to make you do it if I have to! Really, I will!

[ she won't ]