She still wasn't sure what had ticked her off about him; was there anything at all? Probably not, it was just in her bratty personality to aggravate others. Sometimes it was out of pure pleasure or the curiosity to see their reaction, though in this case she had no reason. She just did it. Well, not exactly. His general presence on that day of acceptance irritated her, perhaps because she hadn't expected to find a stranger at the border - a friend of Rivaxorus. Maybe that had sparked some competitiveness within her. She was so used to seeing the Adravendi boy with her and only her; surely he couldn't have any other friends. Being the self-centred and attention-demanding girl she was, she couldn't imagine him sacrificing some of their time to spend it with his other friends.
She could feel the tension float through the air; an uncomfortable, cold atmosphere wafting around them. Even if he had shoved her into the pool, she would have happily pulled him down with her, but that wasn't the point. Her friend had told her to respect her new pack-mates, no matter how foul of a mood she was in. She really didn't feel like being nice, though she knew it would take all of her mental energy and courage to push her hostile nature aside.
Through the corner of her eyes she stared at him as he spoke, an almost unfriendly, sulky look in her scarlet gaze. In response to his first statement, she only grunted in agreement. What else was she to say? Apologise? No, she never apologised, and that was just how it was. Apologising was for the weak, and that was the last thing she wanted to be. Nodding to confirm her name, she murmured to herself, "Xephyris." It sounded quite similar to her own name, perhaps the two would have more in common than she assumed. "You settling into Fiori alright?" Her tone remained dryly even; far from venomous though not friendly either.
