[ He grits his teeth as she struggles, eyes narrowing as he fights -- her? -- back down, struggles to get his dagger back to her throat. ]

There's a reason I'm divorced.

[ This is not the time for sass, though, she's not nearly intimidated enough and she needs to be. So he moves to try and press his weight more aggressively into her too. ]

Now, we can do this the nice way or the unpleasant way. Your call, but you should know I'm normally the bad cop in these scenarios.