OK here are some reworks. I may be going too Shakespearean in the second case.
[quote]“What an Abyssal disaster!” Jenn exclaimed as she walked around the palace with Maelen and Gastropé. “Did no one think through the consequences of this?” Jenn waved her hands angrily towards a pile of rubble. “You’ve got hundreds of demons trapped in a palace, many with no way out, and then on short notice, with no real planning, cast the most powerful banishment spell anyone has ever used?” She shook her head in exasperation. “How could these supposedly brilliant ‘master wizards’ not even think to open the doors and windows?”[/quote]
Second case? Suggestions?
[quote]Jenn glared at him, “You know that icicle doesn’t count. She needs a bigger codpiece than most of the men I know.” Gastropé glared at her. “Yes, that includes you.” Jenn snapped and then suddenly realized what she was saying and softened. “I’m sorry, I’m just frustrated.” She grabbed his forearm and gave it a squeeze before releasing it.[/quote]
Not actually sure that many men wear codpieces in Astlan.