He averted his away from her for a bit, "I was not declining your offer Master Ti-," He stopped speaking, he felt her presence looming over him, the shadow she cast began to descend further upon him. Before he knew it, she was kneeling in front of him, her strong arm laid against her leg.
"Do not lie to me Crane, you have a lot on your mind—we all do…to some extent some more than others." Her voice rumbled against her fast beating heart. The anticipation for battle showed multiple times on her face. When they traveled to Gongmen to where she left and returned from the factory with Master Viper. Crane admired a lot of traits Tigress had, it made him strive to be a stronger member of the team, there were—are times when he felt pretty useless. It made more sense for him to face Lord Shen, being a bird himself.