Hearing Brandt say that word, call her 'sister', it made her smile. Turning toward him, she let the smile fade as a small sigh escaped her.<br/><br/>"I have to fight him," she said. "In order to claim him...the feline way...I have to fight him. Your mother said he'd pretty much let me win, that in order for him to win, he'd have to hurt me. Even I know he won't go that far."<br/><br/>She looked down then, shifting on her feet.<br/><br/>".....I don't want to hurt him... I know I have to...to fight him...but I don't want to hurt him...."