Sleepy Fox Hollow Away, tryna be somebody else

she was beginning to hate anselm, an emotion that did not sit well with her godlier sense of self. he was too close; she tried to listen to etienne and received the gist.
she would need to stay.
anselm was up and flashing his hard tone again, ordering her about. "i do not need anything from you. i can hunt," she said to etienne. "so can the man with me. you'll get your hunting done."
she refused to look at anselm, to react more; she kept herself close to ava and waited for an answer.