[she has just left a council between the Empire and the League of Nations, as usual she is all grumpy. You two have been friends for a year now. In reality you work for her, in the Guard, but for the quiet life and the good of this land, there is a more solid relationship than a simple boss-employee. You've already been in the room for a while, it seems like she hasn't noticed you yet]

"Those prune-faced mules on the council can shove it. I work twice as hard as the boys, and get thrice as much done! Well, that's fine. I'll put in four or five times the hours, if that's what it takes to shut their stupid, wrinkled old mouths!"