Quickly, Ariadne reached out to grab the little cup. "Maybe you should try getting the technique first, before you add the rock," she said, nimbly palming the stone. "Just in case..." She didn't want to threaten his snarly male ego. That never ended well. But she wasn't quite sure how to diplomatically point out that he could hurt someone by accident. "...in case we run out of stones?"

That was, without a doubt, the worst lie she'd ever come up with.

She smiled meekly.