Phoenix Maplewood sweet adieu

Safiya's own fur prickled, and she had seen the man. But he had seemed not to bother, so she had left him be. She tilted an ear and felt her ruff stiffen. 

I do not know him. She said it firmly, without letting room for any argument. She was many things, but a betrayer was not one. She would not be held responsible for something seh did not do. The male moved closer and she shifted so that he was in her line of sight. She was immediately on guard.