The laughter that greeted her ears gratted on her nerves and set her on edge.  Every muscle in her body tensed.  Somehow, the tension in the air had grown thicker and was almost paupible enough to touch.  When he spoke again, his words almost confused her for a moment, having forgotten what she had said about her mother.  Which in all honesty, her mother had never told her such a thing, though she was sure that didn't really matter.  It had simply been a way, an excuse to turn down the cup.<br/><br/>She stiffened slightly as he began to circle her and his tail began to coil around her waist, though it didn't actually touch her.  It made her beyond nervous and it felt exactly like a trap.  For a moment, all she could think about was that with one tensing of a muscle, he could snap his tail closed around her.  The thought wasn't a pleasant one.  She made a point to keep her hands, her arms above waist level, so that at least if he were to pull such a move, the top half of her body would be free to move and she could get to her blades.<br/><br/>His next question drew her attention and she gave pause.  She, by no means, wanted to tell him why she was here, but she could use this to stall for as much time as she could.  She was hoping Kalab would turn up soon.  The situation was getting much too dangerous and she wasn't sure what exactly she was up against.  "Would you believe I stumbled upon this place by accident?  I dropped a contant lense and just literally stumbled through the brush into this path."  She said with a light laugh, though both of them knew damned well that nothing of the sort had happened.  If she were as innocent as she was trying to place herself off to be, ignorant to anything inhuman, she would not have been having such a 'casual' conversation with a creature that looked like him.<br/><br/>But, it would buy some time, she hoped.  His next words mentioned how the fae did not have her trapped, though she could argue that point, since one of them had gotten her lost, which she thought now might have even been on purpose.  She took a small step back, though she stopped herself from more movement, knowing his tail was behind her as well.  "I suppose I'm simply lucky.  Though if I were truley lucky, I'd be at home in my bed with a good book by now, instead of here."  She said, keeping her voice light.  Where was Kalab?  She thought he'd have found her by now.  Had he gotten hurt?  A thought occured to her that this creature very well may be one of the ones that attacked them.  If that was so, it wasn't the best of signs.  "So....what brings you here?  I am assuming you aren't one of the fae?"  She asked, trying to keep him talking, instead of attacking.