After VT went to get Serena Bane growled at the kitsune and said “just keep your mouth shut around her. I mean it. She’s been thru enough without you making her feel worse trying to be nice to you. She’s fighting her own battles right now and trying to...” he paused and then said “she’s in the same boat as you...so just keep your trap shut. You may have power behind you but I can be a good match for you if I’m pissed off enough...” 

Serena was sitting on a rock when he found her. She glanced over and said “I just need something better to tie to up higher...I keep bumping it...I am not a damsel...” she wiped her bleeding nose again.