"I think you know that's not going to happen. Especially with the city in a panic. I can't, in good conscience, just let you leave. Besides, you're hurt." She's not certain, but she's reasonably sure. He's moving more slowly, he hasn't attacked her yet, and it may be entirely in her imagination that he's favouring one leg, or she might just be that good. Tough to say, but his reaction will tell her a whole lot.

She's hedging her bets. "If I'm not looking for you, then I'm not annoyed. I have no reason to call in backup. If we're here, then I'm reading my book and eating my food and, most importantly, it's just me. That's the choice you need to make now, and I think you know it. Do you want to have to deal with just me, or with me and everyone I can reasonably get on your trail? That's not a small number of people, and Steve is one of them."