don't you give me the reason

Pale ears instantly slicked back against the woman's skull, her gaze dropping. Hattori's words bit at her like a snake, just like he'd meant them to. There was venom in his dismissal of her and the spotted fae felt it. "I've... crafted a retaining wall to ward off some of the flooding," she informed him, at least showing him that she was useful and that she wasn't just covered in mud because she enjoyed it.

When he didn't dismiss her immediately, Ochi dared to ask, going outside of her training by questioning her lord."May I ask what I've done to displease you, Hattori-sama?" As usual, her tones were clear and crisp. She kept her gaze upon the ground, head bowed. He was well within his rights to reprimand her, but the woman chanced it. To her knowledge, she had never been anything but respectful and proper before him. If there was a behavior that he didn't like, she needed to know so that she could fix it.

"Speech"