"I would have just punched you," said Stephanie, kneeling down still out of arm's length. "I would have fought you straight up, maybe had a good time with it, you know? It didn't have to be this way."
She let her voice chill. "But you threatened my friend. Nobody threatens my friends. If you learn anything tonight, I genuinely hope it's that, because next time I'm going to have to kill you. All right?"