At that, the beast's eyes moved to Luz, remarkably pale eyes for such a creature. But she didn't lash out at being petted, instead it seemed to have the exact opposite effect. She sighed again and her eyes seemed like she was looking at something far away, but recognizable.

The incense smelled odd to her, she'd never had to smell it before, not even in Gaze. Which shook a memory loose, old books smelling of years of use and review, some of the oldest there.

And she watched Luz demonstrate the breathing, trying to match with her own. She was a beast, but not entirely a mindless one.