Her stomach flip-flopped at his attention to her, and she had to catch her breath as heat rushed to her cheeks.
"I'm doing okay," she said with a small smile. "For the most part. So long as I don't get surprised." Going into Ares' gym had its share of shouting men, which wasn't great for her nerves, but Tragos being there helped. She suspected that at least some part of his attention stemmed from him wanting to fuck her, but she could deal with that if he helped her learn to fight.
"I'm taking steps, so it doesn't happen again," she added, looking down at her hand. "I'm not going to be defenseless like that again. Athena has put me in contact with Artemis, she does self defense classes. I'm thinking I'm going to go along. And this. Boxing helps me feel better."
She looked up at him again, and lifted her mask off her face so he could see she was really okay. Mostly okay. "Are you okay?" she asked in return.