[She stops, crosses her arms, and glares at him as if saying 'just give me a reason to hit you with a spell.'

But she has to admit, none of this is lining up properly. The Kevin she knew could be manipulative, sure, but never this intricate. His ability to manipulate someone is clumsy at best and usually short-lived. If he wanted something, he would've tried to get it out of her by now. All signs point to sincerity, not that she fully accepts it.]

I told you, I had it under control. [Even if she didn't.]

Look, the knight-in-shining-armor thing is weirding me out. Why do you want to stick together so much?

[Her question doesn't sound entirely hostile-- there's genuine confusion buried under all of that hostility.]