"I'm not trying to treat you like a toddler. If I were, I'd take your sword, sling you over my shoulder and remove you from such an idiotic scheme." Her own temper is rising. Why is it that Dilandau can always anger her? Why?

"I'm worried about everyone. With the power out, and the food running short, everything is going to spoil very, very quickly. And we don't have any way to preserve it." Meaning that they could get sick from spoiled food. Not something she looks forward to.