_{❝ please, just ——
                       … stop talking. ❞}

               _{not even her faith in the
               Gσ∂ѕ could alleviate this
               stress.} 

          _{❝ —- what is the problem here? ❞}

                       _{her best guess is far too much mead.
                       the least she could do was pull them
                       from the brimming confrontation &
                       thwart it before any escalation.}