"No, of course not! I would never fight anyone to the death..." Well, that's a lie, and the slight twitch in her gaze may betray that. "What I mean to say is, I would never want anyone to die as a result of fighting me."

She purses her lips for a moment, pondering.

"Besides, on my world, singing is a form of self-expression, for good and for bad. There are songs about all kinds of awful things, but there are also songs of peace, love, life, and birth. Now that you know, surely you don't think my suggestion was meant as a call to a duel," she adds softly, expression collected and naturally warm.