Thank you. [She snatched it back, then released Ruffnut, gesturing to her firmly with the handle of the whip.] This is no toy. Nor is it available to be borrowed. This is an instrument of righteous vengeance.

[She paused a beat, then realized the gravity of that might be lost on the person in front of her.]

I'm a goddess of retribution and I use this to torture the wicked. Murderers, thieves, adulterers.