King Elk Forest just wanna make you proud

the woman stopped, and so did the flame echo her. she faced her a little warily, dipping her head a small fraction when queenie asked her question. she wasn't entirely sure about when to lauch into violence, but if the man had taught her anything, it was - "if you got too close. if you were male, if -" here she paused a moment, wondering. she had expected hackles and fangs to be obvious signs that some violence ensued, but had not he appeared harmless? she shifted, resuming her answer carefully. "too dominant, or too benign."  she finished, cautiously looking to the woman for approval.