[At his defiant response, she stifles a giggle as she makes a display of rubbing one of her hands where he'd slapped her.]

Hey! Careful now! I'm ticklish!

[She stands up to her full height, appraising him and his statement.]

I'm sure you are powerful! I mean, hey! After all, the Hylian kid in green was as gutsy as you, and, well, he did overthrow those two witches. Goes to show that anything's possible!

[The look of amusement has yet to leave her face.]