[Maybe try being less nice. But even then, that's not guaranteed to work. As it is, being told he was trying to get her to leave? Would probably just have her laughing. Because then, wow, it really is like dealing with an old, extra grumpy Squall.]

I've helped run a resistance group, helped organize a festival, and basically fought in a war. A job can't be that hard in comparison.

[Telling her she can't do something would just make her want to do it more, to prove that she could do it basically.]