(Oh boy.....)
Bell scowled as Vieri referred to her as a subordinate, and Leo's eyes flashed dangerously as well. Once Ammy had left, Bell leant forward to "express her concerns", looking more pissed off than she had when she'd first wandered in.
"Okay, I was willing to try and put up with your "holier-than-thou" crap for the sake of the job, but I gotta draw a line somewhere."
Vieri's expression darkened, and she opened her mouth, but Bell cut her off before she could speak. "No. You sit there and shut the [tornado fang] up, I got some things to say to you." Vieri then shot a look at Leo, demanding she intervene, but the spectral knight merely stared back impassively, something akin to disapproval etched on her features.
At that, she got up from her seat, strode around the table and got almost nose-to-nose with the knight before continuing. "First off, I am nobody's "subordinate", got that? Me and the Spook-" - she broke off just long enough to flash an apologetic glance at the spook in question, who waved it off - "are equals. The only person that gets to refer to me in any other manner is my boss. And that's not you. Second, and no offense, Spook, but keeping me "in check" is a lot harder than you're making it sound. You think I got these scars by playing nice all the time? And lastly, where the [tornado fang] do you get off talking down to people? All this "thee, thou, thine" crap is starting to [acid burst] me off, but so far in the....what, 15 minutes or so since we had the displeasure of meeting each other, you've insulted me, completely ignored Leo's request to not be addressed by her title, and continually treated that Ammy kid like he's something you've scraped off your shoe."
She stepped back, face contorted in an angry scowl that only served to highlight just how badly scarred she was, and took a final deep breath before finishing, her tone low and dangerous. "Let me make this as clear as I can for you. I don't give a [tornado fang] who you are, where you came from, or what sort of fancy titles you hold. You keep treating everyone you meet like some sort of lower life-form, I will knock your teeth down your throat without a second thought." She paused for a moment, before a mocking smirk formed on her lips. "I'm amazed you can walk at all, given the size of the stick that seems to be wedged up your ass. Might wanna get that looked at. Y'need me, Spook, I'll be over in the corner. Need to calm myself down before I do something Captain Bitchstrider disapproves of again."
With that, she walked straight past Vieri and picked out a table at the far end of the room, dropping into the seat and slumping over the table, face hidden by the arm she was resting on.
Vieri stared at Leo, and again opened her mouth to demand something, but the spectral knight spoke first. If Bell's tone was dangerous, Leo's was positively glacial. "I do not know how things are done where you come from, Captain Galestrider, but in Chailon a knight is a benevolent protector of the peace, and sworn to be polite and respectful to everyone they meet. That I am struggling to maintain such an approach speaks greatly about your personality. I will say this once for your benefit, and I will be as clear as I possibly can. Please do not call me "Captain" Mallory. I no longer hold the rank, and this outburst has only proven that I am no longer worthy of it regardless."
At that, she too rose from her seat and moved to join Bell at her table, where the two began to converse in hushed tones, completely ignoring the gobsmacked Knight Captain.