Dresden Academy

"Why do you care to surprise me or not?" She'd never paid him so much as a second glance before this year, unless he'd gotten in her way and she was threatening a foot up his ass. His sarcastic response had very nearly prompted such an occurrence. "I would need to have expectations of you to begin with."

He was trying to provoke a response, but even he couldn't tell if he sought a reply or action from her. And whether or not that would actually answer any of his questions.