The tigress leans against her mate, listening absently to the conversation between Fire and him. Despite Bitsa's reaction and comment, she still doubt, deep inside her, that she'll ever be able to truly adapt to this life, to become a worthy mate for him. Somewhere on her mind, a small voice whispers her that he choose her ultimately because of her genes, of the fact that, with her being a sentient anthropomorph tigress with such unusual abilities, it would add to Bitsa's offsprings genepool, and help grow a new breed of tiger, able to defend against the humans if the need arise.<br/><br/>Of course, Bitsa would deny it if he'd knew her thoughts. But, after the swat, she knows it's best for her to keep theses thoughts for her. Plus, well, on the otehr hand, he's been quite caring and gentle with her even<span style="font-style: italic">before</span>he knew about her special abilities. He offered her a home on his place, and, thought he was clear on his desire to have her bear his cubs, he never really pressed her into this. Nor did he really pressed her into doing anything.<br/><br/>She let out a soft sigh/mew, and tucks her muzzle under his chin, leaning into the comfort he's giving her, closing her eyes. For the moment, she keeps her submissive behaviour, though it's unlikely she'll be submissive for too long. It's just not her to submit in such an obvious way, or only for a very short period of time. Though, she did in a way submitted to him, when she recognized him as her dominant. But it's not the same kind of submission, and, with Bitsa not being that much of a dominant, the bond between them is more a bond of love, without much restrictions to it, than anything else.