Lunise took most of Neesa's incendiary words with a stony coolness. She looked ahead to avoid Neesa's eyes. When Hal-Neesa made physical contact, however, Lunise uncrossed her arms and breathed out sharply through her nose. Her eyes faltered just enough to tell Meesei just how hard she was trying to stay calm.

"You complain too much, vampire," Lunise said through her teeth. "I hope you act more against Clavicus Vile than you apparently ever will against us [i]vile fools[/i] in the Dominion. The Thalmor would have accomplished nothing had they sat and withered in an old Argonian rock-pile all their lives, begging for the scraps of a Daedric Prince's power. Do you even still remember why you became what you are?"