Silvertip Mountain Go on, give it all you got

Niita hadn't meant anything as a challenge, she just saw that Steady was angry and when he stepped towards Zeke, she reacted. She only wanted to protect her friend from being hurt, even at the expense of herself. Now though, she couldn't help wondering what she had gotten herself into.

Niita never would have admitted it to anyone but this side of Steady scared her. She wasn't sure what he was doing, moving forward to stand so close she could have touched him but she didn't dare. Her stance had been submissive from the start and Niita didn't budge from it now. She kept her eyes down, afraid that looking at him would be seen as a challenge. 

At the very least, Steady no longer seemed mad at Zeke nor did he seem to have the intention of hurting him. That didn't reassure Niita, given now he seemed to have an intention of hurting her. Well, she had gotten her wish: Zeke wouldn't be punished and instead she would be or it seemed that way at least. In a complete act of submission, Niita bared her neck to him, the vulnerable underside. If he wanted to punish her, she wouldn't stop him.