*There are insights to be gleaned from a study of her form, as well, if Iago dares make it. Her physique speaks of extraordinary fitness, and she carries herself with the easy confidence of someone accustomed to a position of strength. It is perhaps not the sort of strength he is used to seeing in women, for her self-assurance has more in common with the soldiers and officers he might know, albeit somewhat less regimented. If he has known any particularly skilled mercenaries, that might make an apt comparison. If she is armed, she hides the fact exceedingly well.*

I wasn't saying men should fear women, I was saying I don't usually need to beat people for them to fear me.

*She gives a slight shake of her head, thinking.*

Do people need to be beaten, where you're from, to find a sense of duty?