Zjeena continues to step back, the space between them widening beyond a conversational distance. Her face still reads in disbelief. Liland doesn't get it. Will he ever understand? Maybe he will in time, but today he cannot be convinced to see things from her perspective. Zjeena knows a losing battle when she sees one and this is surely one.
It doesn't matter who started this conflict. It is the bigger man that finishes it. Liland will not be the bigger man right now. He holds firm onto his pride, and Zjeena holds firm onto her own convictions. There will be no sweet resolution today. The mare shakes her head in frustration, but instead of opening her mouth to argue further, she spins on her heel and takes off into the wooded hills beyond the bay.
She needs to be alone right now, and so does Liland. Time to cool off and think things through could do them both some good. They can discuss matters another time, when fresh wounds have healed, and emotions have calmed.