Gyrfalcon's Keep sweet as honey

He expects her teeth, and is quick to move away. While many scars litter his body, he is not too eager to add an angered woman's to that list. 

Ghost. His answer to her query is clipped and cold in tone. He is not a wolf of warmth, and never has been.

Despite his wants, he would not change his demeanor for any form of favor. If she finds no contentment in him this way, she will gain nothing, and he will depart. 

But so far, she does not dismiss him. He takes this as a good sign.