>Instead, she decided to play word games and say I said I
>didn't want a challege. And that's the point.

You're missing the bigger picture.

What she did was decide to not solve her problem by slaying you until you went away or ran out of con. I possibly would have. :) To even banter with you about it is something of an act of charity.

You only have so much power to negotiate or issue ultimatums with someone who can kill you instantly at will. Specifically, very little.