"No one needs cats," she says brusquely. She chooses to ignore the mention of Shepherds, though. She herself has no love of those type of enforcers, and while she knows logically that just speaking of them won't summon them ... who wants to risk it?

"And I don't need company, human or otherwise. I need to get my work done. Without distraction." The more that she beats that necessity into his head it eventually has to sink in, right?