Flare awoke from her state of exhaustion, out of shock and fear. She stood up, and washed herself. When she was finished, her fur had the shiniest shimmer to it, and her light stripes looked extra dark. She watched Ace pad around smirking, and she got curious. She rolled over and stood up, padding over to him. She swept her tail over the ground hesitantly, then lifted her chin and asked. "Why are you so..smug? It's not a bad thing, im just curious," her voice was like honey, smooth, warm, bold, yet meek, shy, and timid all at the same time. Her amber eyes sparkled, and she flicked her ears, the light white spots on the back of them inherited from her tiger mother flashing quickly.