Hushed Willows only when i've created a murderbot

One.  Two.  Three.  Banner counted her heartbeats.  Four.  Five.  Six.  It took six before she responded.  Nothing happened.  We are fine, she replied focefully.  Why couldn't he understand?  What good did it to to fight about something like this after it had already happened?

Admittedly, she didn't know how to respond to Stark's sentiments in the moment.  Her chest heaved as various thoughts turned over and over in her mind.  Months, it had been months that she'd lived in the Keep now and even still she had a hard time accepting the idea that she mattered so much to him.  To anyone.  Banner was a lot of things, but social butterfly wasn't one of them.  And now that she'd gone out and lived up to her promises of expanding the pack's network.. Think of it as outreach, she said flatly, recalling a convesation they'd had a while ago.

Before she could stop herself, the short lady rushed out: Am I supposed to run these things by you?  Every time?  Are we equals or has something changed?  Banner couldn't be bothered to feel shame at the accusation in her voice.