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There was no scowl on the man's face as he listened to her address him, and for that Bera was grateful. He was intimidating enough without knowing that her presence was irksome to him, especially after witnessing the spar he and her brother had participated in together. To know what he was capable of, to have seen his strength and cunning first hand, as well as knowing that she could easily have been on the receiving end of it herself - after all, what might stop the burly male from turning those aggressions on something that bothered him? - would have melted away any self-confidence she possessed. But for now he was tolerant, studying her rather curiously, and she thought for the time being she might be safe.

The young brown girl was even more convinced of this when the male smiled - actually smiled - down at her when she spoke of her relation to his spar partner. Just a little her own expression began to draw upward at the corners and her lips pull into the semblance of a grin, her shifting paws shifted a little more as she wondered if she was interpreting his expression correctly. She must have as he willingly answered her statements with confirmation of his own, even going so far as to praise Thor for the fight he had given the patchwork male. He might have teased her a little about her quietness but she nearly puffed up her chest with pride for brother. She knew Thor was well trained and well versed in fighting, and she was indeed proud to have him as her teacher. In fact, after witnessing the spar he had went through, she was rather eager to grill him once they returned to the Prairie and ask him how he had done it, complete with demonstrations and an impromptu lesson.

To her surprise, the male tilted his head a little to the side and regarded her through a frown, but before her anxieties could rise overwhelmingly at the look he was offering to answer her questions. What remained of her ears twitched atop her head, and would have been perked forward in utter surprise had the rest still been present. He was willing to answer her questions! She had not even needed to ask him first! Her tail wagged behind her at her luck, though as she opened her mouth excitedly there was nothing there to speak. Oh, where did she even begin! Deciding to start simply, she spoke the first question her mind could grasp and offered it within a quiet, curious tone, "Do you train a lot?"