[ And there she stands, with big eyes. Absolutely horrified. The implication is more than enough to make her want to be ill. Of violence freely given? No. That did not happen, not in her world, and how sorely it showed with how pale she seems to go. ]

I cannot stop you if you must, but I beg of you, please, make it the last thing you do. I want no violence, and this all started because of my own foolishness.