[He had, indeed, already inhaled to cut in! He so hadn't been playing house!! He lets her finish, but then says what he wanted to say.]

You shouldn't underestimate us like this. Most of us may just be mortals, but we do have some ancients and even deities among us, and let me tell you, even non-combatants, even people who considered themselves weak when they got here, even children have ponied up to every goddamn job that was thrown our way!

[Sure, not everybody went on every quest, but he's talking about the collective efforts and successes!]

Are you so used to solving every problem on your own that you totally discount the possibility of a dedicated group being able to accomplish something?!

[She really lit a fire under his ass here - and he isn't even the protagonist who should be doling out such speeches..!!]