Had it not been a sign of apprehension lily would have breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that had Fenn really wanted to kill the smith, he would have simply lunged at him rather than pretend to be obliging a request of his. Nevertheless, she did not want to risk any enmity between her current companions. 

Thankfully she had managed to defuse the situation, and gotten them back on track. She fell into step with Souta once again, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye. "Are you okay?" She asked, with something like genuine concern in her voice she realised. The Hound's words came back to her, bringing with them a sense of clarity. She studied Souta more closely, noting his frankly unimpressive looks. Even fit as he was, he was far from the most impressive specimen she had ever encountered, but he also was not the least impressive. Then again, to someone like her could change skin and fur in a matter of moments, something like outward appearance mattered little to her. Far more than anything else it was her own vanity that compelled her to always be attractive, not because she felt a need to be beautiful, but rather because she enjoyed the looks of envy and admiration it garnered. 

But when it came to mates, it was always a matter of character. A mate in the upper echelons when it came to appearance was not a bad thing, but it was not a requirement. 

So she had found a new human she wanted to pursue? Where things would lead, she did not know, but for now that that was not what they were in this forest to do. She could think about potential mates when they were done and back at the citadel, she thought to herself. For now they have a demon to catch. And the sooner they caught him, and dealt with him, the sooner they could get this damnable Seal under protection and away from those who would destroy it. One step closer to defending Earth, hopefully. 

She put a hand on Souta's shoulder, squeezing slightly and offering him a smile. "Stay near, I'll keep you safe." At least until such a time that they weren't in a situation where even she might face a foe stronger than her, she added to herself.