The male's hackles rose and yet he remained tense and lowered his tail. Sekhmet, however, only saw another who risked taking something that was hers by way of the pack in the very minimalist sense. Cuirass’ words that gained an ear of acknowledgment. The younger brother had stood out to her. If it had been any other standing beside her she was uncertain she would have shown as much restraint that she had. Perhaps she was unwilling to admit how valuable she found her companion before as not to paint a target on them though in the moments at least to Cuirass he would know more of the value she had placed upon him.
As the stranger speaks to Cuirass, Sekhmet only held her silence because of her respect and trust in her adviser. With the minuscule movement, the woman pressed the left side of her ribcage against her adviser's right shoulder. It practically a struggle within herself when to came to keep from lashing out though, in the end, the behemoth woman withstood the inner gnawing keeping from lashing out instead a soft growl just rumbled in her chest after the male was finished speaking.
There was little need for her to glare at the male for now.