[ Wow, Princey. You are quite rude, but that doesn't matter, she thinks. Because it's a person. She hasn't had an actual conversation in years... with you know, a person talking back to her. It's a nice change. ]

Because a question needs its answer counterpart. If you don't want to so much because your arms are frail, you could have just said no... or did you want to defend your pride by going it in a roundabout way?