[Mami lets out a frustrated breath through her nose, an irritated huff. She crosses her arms in a (ultimately worthless) self-protective gesture.]

Yes, that's indeed the case. I can't believe I didn't- [notice, she didn't notice, and how many times had this already happened to her? ah, but that's a dangerous train of thought...] -well, that's how it works, I'm afraid. The Queen must be pretty pleased with herself for coming up with such a trap.