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the growl caused her ears to flatten atop her crown, and the whites of her eyes to be revealed. though all along she was fixated upon him; there was something in her that disallowed her to be truly frightened of him, and she wondered if she was wrong in this. the power within her seemed to come to its fore as she stood a little taller, though no verbal rebuke came. only a look that simply said, i did not deserve that! -- for though she had been late, which she had admitted, she expected nothing of him, and he had snarled at her in turn. do you snarl at all those who help you? she teased gently, and offered him a smile so that he would know she was only partially serious. she truly did wish to know the answer, and that childish curiosity caused her eyes to gleam.

he then told her he would teach her, and she let out an eager little gasp. oh, you will? are you sure? she blinked at him past thick lashes, their very tips encrusted in sea-salt that brought a new sort of sparkle to her eye as she looked upon the beastly man. she was grateful; she would give to him her first catch, if his teachings prevailed and she succeeded.