AVP Hunters Planet 12

She stepped back, breathing hard.
The Queen was still straining at the ropes, but she was in control again. By stepping in like that she'd prevented a possible disaster. Top Knot approached her. She expected... what? A pat on the back? A bend of the mandibles by way of smile? Some kind of medal of honor? No. She didn't expect that at all, not from this race of beings, and she braced herself.

Top Knot slammed his arm against her chest with such power that she was knocked down. Despite her preparation her breath was knocked from her lungs. She did not offer resistance, she did not take offense, she did not complain.-Chpt.2 pg.306