"I could have handled myself, I've been alone and on the run for more than a third of my life..."  She had not meant to sound as aggressive as it probably did.  She did not want to hurt him or any member of his pack, but Belle had managed to hold her own for this long.  She followed when he bid her to do so, though she knew a tour would probably not do her a whole lot of good.  She had seen how big the place was from the outside, and she assumed it would take her a few days to figure out the interior.<br/><br/>"I'm still surprised you don't have a mate or a girlfriend..."  She said, but then realized she should explain her thought process.  "I've heard that wolves sleep better with someone by their side.  You don't smell like anyone else, so I just assumed..."  It was an assumption, but it was a pretty good one to make.  If he had some woman in his bed, he would smell like her.  "I'm sorry, it's really none of my business, even if I find myself endlessly curious about you and this life I missed out on..."