[A scoffing, high "Huh~!" sound.] Of course I didn't, dear! Believe me - I'd have... stepped in. If I could. [That is she may have or may not have but wouldn't have minded the possibility. And it's hard to say if or how she would've played sides.] But, I'm not one for games that involve throwing.

One can say you - fought the good fight, darling, at least.