[i]I wonder if this is what a rabbit feels like when a lion's staring down at it?[/i] Sarah briefly wondered.  She certainly felt like one: frozen in fear, eyes wide and locked on Nefas's blackening gaze, and wanting so desperately to run screaming in the opposite direction.  Sadly, her legs refused to move.  "I-I'm sorry!" she stammered desperately.  "It's just...  I mean, I've never heard anything [i]good[/i] about demons, and now here's one right in front of me!"  She realized immediately that she was probably just digging herself that much deeper into the hole she was already in, and in a slight panic, tried again.

"I-I just need time, okay!  Time to get used to you and what you can do!  You haven't done anything to hurt me yet, and I'm really sorry I'm not more grateful for what you've just done!  Believe me, it was amazing!  I haven't had something that good happen in a long time!  I just..."  She faltered again, then sighed.  In a much more subdued tone and looking away in shame, she continued.  "I'm sorry.  I really am.  There's just a [i]lot[/i] of stories about demons being these evil, manipulative beings, and... and I guess I was prejudging you.  You haven't done anything to deserve that, and I'm sorry."  She looked up, daring to meet Nefas's eyes again even though she was quite sure she saw the first circle of Hell reflected in them.  "But you have to understand, too: suddenly playing hostess to the Princess of Hell isn't something I can just accept without any hesitation.  You scare me.  Your power scares me.  I don't think you're evil, really, but it's gonna take some time before I'm completely comfortable around you, alright?"

Hey, Nefas already looked like she wanted to kill her.  Might as well put it all out there at once.