Now that is a good point. Since this woman just saved Cecelia from a rather nasty bite, she's going to assume that no burning will occur and she places her hand in the palm of her rescuer's.

"Indeed. Thank you so much for that timely intervention. I am afraid that I am new to this weapon, but I was assured it was the simplest for me to use." Of course the men back home had shooting parties, but she certainly never attended one. And they didn't use such small guns anyway. They had rifles or some such thing; she's no expert.