"Honestly, if somebody decided to curse or kill someone just because of something like that? Chances are pretty good they were already looking for an excuse to curse or kill somebody," Lea pointed out. "But anyway, I can at least promise I won't deliberately start any trouble. Can't really promise there won't be any, because sometimes stuff happens; pretty sure you know how that is as well as I do."

He opted not to mention that the status quo shake-ups Mal and Ben were planning for after they left meant that both of them would likely have to get comfortable with hurting people's feelings eventually. Or at the very least ticking certain people off.