( If Lioriley caught the joke, she sure didn't make it obvious with the way her serene expression did not change in the slightest. )

Difficult lessons to learn, and often can only be done so amidst crisis.

( She didn't want a scone, but politeness demanded she take one anyway, chewing on it fully before speaking.)

It is difficult to discern how one might respond to danger while all is peaceful, hm?