Her mouth opened in shock. What she did! It was obviously what he did to her! She gave him a reputation of a tiger lover and something something. She was sure it was good. She even made a point of walking funny for the better part of the morning, and while her thighs did hurt from all the running yesterday, the people didn't have to know that. It was a win-win! She stroked his manly ego to his troops and she... Well she was sure she got something out of it besides nasty name calling.
"Cap'n." She leaned in, "No one is saying anything bad, per se. And I helped it along, walked funny all morning and it was your fault, too!" Rai'nish leaned back and put her hands behind her back. "Anyway, Sir, I have an important fault to mention." Taking every ounce to look regal and with her back straight, "I cannot fish, but I have heard that you are good at it. So, I decided to seek out your tuta...e..lage. training. Ing. In the art of fishing. I was hoping you could teach me, Cap'n." It was all bullshit, she hadn't heard anything, but if she had him figured out like she thought she did, he wouldn't say no to being better at her than something! and then she could talk to him. Without all the various shaped ears around here.