"Just what I'd expect from someone who's not a mage."

[ She deliberately pitches her voice in a (bad) imitation of him, though there's no real annoyance in it. This is the sort of thing she'd have done with one of her old high school friends, playful rather than snotty. ]

C'mon, you can't tell me that mages don't care about aesthetics at all. I'd call you a liar straight to your face.