Watching cautiously as Adrian approached her again, Umbre goes still and, even though she knew that Adrian didn't have anything in his hand, she automatically flinched, visibly, as he reached out to wipe away the tears on her face. But as he cupped her cheek, she felt an odd sort of feeling from it, closing her eyes for a moment. It was oddly affectionate...and she liked it. When she opened her eyes again to look at her Trainer, she noticed that it looked like he was thinking of something.<br/><br/>After he turned back around and headed over to his stuff again, she immediately began to worry that she hadn't said something the way he wanted to hear it, afraid that she was going to be struck again. Her heart was already pounding and her eyes were wide. But when he turned back around and started toward her again, the utensils made her blink. She had expected something else to use to strike her with. And his smile made her curious.<br/><br/>When his hand raises up, she controls herself a bit better and doesn't really flinch this time. She actually closed her eyes and tilted her head lightly into his hand as it stroked her ear, surprisingly enjoying the soft touch. But the welts over her body continued to ache furiously, still stinging and hurting even worse any time she moved wrong. Her untouched ear twitches slightly as he held his hand still against the side of her head and she stares at him curiously as he looked at her, his face now serious.<br/><br/>Catching herself, Umbre was shocked to find that she almost whimpered when he moved his hand away from her. She had never been touched in such a way and it left her wanting more. The tenderness of it was the one thing she liked most. But she listens to what he says, a look of confusion crossing over her face before he held up a spoonful of whatever it was he had. As he held it close enough for her to sniff at, her stomach growls loudly, recognizing the smell of meat, and her tail twitches slightly though doesn't move from where it was between her legs.<br/><br/>A part of her knew that this was his test to her, about obeying her Trainer and showing that she relied on him now. She knew that it was something she was going to have to get used to, no matter how much she disliked it. It was humiliating, no doubt, but she was hungry. Leaning just as far as she had to to reach the spoon with her mouth, she slowly and somewhat hesitantly opens her mouth to take the meat from the spoon, keeping her gaze turned away from him. Her eyes were still somewhat bloodshot from her tears, but it was quickly clearing up. What she wanted most was to just be let down, however, her entire body sore and stiff. She hoped he might just let her down soon, but she wasn't counting on it.