Hushed Willows His plans always worked

Spur didn't know how to answer his next question either. She worried her lip, inwardly begging to be excused. But he seemed intent on sussing out whatever made her afraid, even if Larkspur herself couldn't put a finger on it. Drawing in a breath, she licked her drying lips and tried to at least come up with something to say in response.

"I dunno," she began, pausing before reiterating, "I dunno if there's nothing to fear." That was her default setting: be (very, very) afraid. And nature aside, her parents had always warned her of strangers. That's what he was, even if he was a pack mate. Hell, that's what everybody was to Larkspur, aside from her parents, brothers and now Deirdre (that special snowflake).

So the answer to his final question was yes, though she didn't feel the need to state that. Instead, Larkspur just continued sitting there, peering at her feet, hoping he would either make himself scarce or let her go.