[This is not the first time she's been in such a position, both physically, and mentally. Hordak often smiled when he was angry, and she had to gauge whether or not she was in trouble. Caution was her friend. Caution and a quick mind. And that included tightening her grip on the doll, just in case that inching hand of his was thinking about snatching it away from her.]

Nothing terrible. Just a few irritating scratches here and there, pinching. I didn't want him going on a hunt for the thing.