LOL..."Impudent", you say?
Impudent: "Marked by contemptuous boldness or disrespect of others..."
Now that doesn't sound very complimentary, my FRiend...MUD
No, I don't suppose it does.
Still, I don't *think* it was supposed to be anything more than what it was; an initial reaction.
Perception is everything, as you know; and, after all, she didn't know you as I [do] -- never mind knowing your intention(s).
Happens to me all the time.
Price one pays for being an individual, I've always thought.
That is to say, being first misunderstood, & then not long after, hung. :o)
This particular gal has a mind like a razor, & eyes that're twice that of an eagle, FWIW.
No one's fool.
...a person I found compelled to respect.