The vulgarity startles a laugh out of her. "You know, I think I read that in one of my textbooks once."

Or at least she had been told it, over and over, by Alec and Kami and Rowan and Baz: do not fuck with what you don't comprehend. And in Alec's case, don't start a fight unless you have a few dirty tricks up your sleeve and know you can win it.

"I'm not going to. On purpose, anyway. I can't really turn off the ambient drain, but..." She wiggles a hand. "I don't like 'taking a bite out of' people. It actually scares me that I can."