[Rose raised her chin defiantly without stopping, though her and the dragon's pace were slow enough that it didn't really matter.]

I'll stare at whatever the hell I want to.

[Her free hand lightly kept contact on the dragon, not wanting to accidentally walk too close or get too far away while keeping her attention mostly on the potential threat.]

Especially when there are undead abominations around. Oh, wait, I bet you prefer 'living-impaired'.