[ snarling, she backs him into the wall, grabbing him by the throat to pin him. the empathy bond is there — all her defensive rage, a lifetime of it. and the hair-trigger anxiety that comes with her loss of control over herself too. it is too easy to trace the threads of her panic in the empathy bond. she doesn't break it, though.
but she recognizes that she doesn't want him using that. his awareness is a threat. the instinctive, defensive response comes. her tail jabs forward into his shoulder near the neck. a matched set with where the wasp's stinger had gotten her.
surprise hits briefly. but regret never follows. ] You wanted a sample. There you have it. Let me be very clear: you have no power over me. I am not burdened by the inclination to follow orders, certainly not from lesser men.
no subject
[ snarling, she backs him into the wall, grabbing him by the throat to pin him. the empathy bond is there — all her defensive rage, a lifetime of it. and the hair-trigger anxiety that comes with her loss of control over herself too. it is too easy to trace the threads of her panic in the empathy bond. she doesn't break it, though.
but she recognizes that she doesn't want him using that. his awareness is a threat. the instinctive, defensive response comes. her tail jabs forward into his shoulder near the neck. a matched set with where the wasp's stinger had gotten her.
surprise hits briefly. but regret never follows. ] You wanted a sample. There you have it. Let me be very clear: you have no power over me. I am not burdened by the inclination to follow orders, certainly not from lesser men.