Zerxus gives that the reaction it deserves: rolling his eyes with a snort.

(He hasn't felt this relaxed since the last time they were all together, away from the rest of the city. He's not sure when it was, exactly; at least a month before the Replenishment, before the end of the world.)

"She's exactly as arrogant, and you can't even argue with her because she's right." If he realises he's shifted to present tense, he doesn't show it. "The city would crash without her."