Silence.  Nothing but the sound of her own breathing.<br/><br/>He was making her sweat a bit.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Yes,</span>his voice said.<span style="font-style: italic">That and a firm lesson about who the predator here is.  You tricked me once.  While I can admire your cleverness, that will not happen again.  Do you understand?</span><br/><br/>He had been one-upped by his prey.  As previously stated, he really hated that.<br/><br/>But now he had a new pet.  That assauged the sting a bit.  Once she was properly trained, she would probably be a very satisfactory aquisition.