Astrid crossed her arms and stared at Ruffnut resolutely. "You are not doing that."
"Yes I am." Ruffnut made to brush by Astrid.
Astrid quickly stepped to the side to intercept her, raising her open palm in a stalling motion. "No, you're not."
Ruffnut rolled her eyes. "Watch me." She tried to move forward again, but Astrid grabbed her arm.
"You're pretty stupid sometimes, but even you're not that stupid."
"Why, thank you, Astrid. Have I mentioned I really, really don't care what you think? Now let go."
Ruffnut reached up to pry Astrid's fingers off, and Astrid responded by giving her a hard jerk, momentarily knocking her off bala