Duskfire Glacier lions and tigers and bears

Ok, she might not give a damn what most people thought of her, but she had a heart. And back when she was a pup, she had been a shy one as well. It had taken her a while to figure out that others didn't matter, so she did understand how the little one was feeling. Her words caused him to slump a bit, so she shook her head. "You know, it's not such a bad thing. But you gotta learn, little one... this world is full of new people and new things. And you are gonna miss out on a lot if you hide away every time you see them. Not all of them are scary as me." Gotta stay in character, of course.

He hadn't gotten her joking manner from her words (unsurprising, since her joking manner wasn't much different from her normal one), so she bent down, winking. "You think you can stop me? Come on, gotta impress me or in my stomach you go!" She licked her lips exaggeratedly, wondering if the flighty pup would take the challenge as an invitation to play or duck back into the safety of the den.