He wasn't demanding, that helped a little against the fear, it let her try to think, to somehow parse how to be gracious in this circumstance because rudeness would only serve to push the risk greater towards a new hunt wouldn't it? It was only sheer will power that let her ease slightly and stretch a paw out again, the words certainly far shakier now but...

...best to know.

I have no home. Nor clothing.

They would see if that admission gave her reason to flee.