She felt so strange, but she didn't feel like lashing out now. Now that she was away from that circle of onlookers calling for Hunters, for Blood Ministers. Somewhere in there, she knew those two titles were ones she needed to avoid. If any of the two came along and identified themselves, she'd immediately go back on the defensive.

The breathing was hard to maintain. Something inside her wanted to breathe more quickly, to respond to a trauma the beast felt, but the human had been pushing aside.

She didn't raise her head but she looked up enough to meet Luz's eyes and purposefully mimic the way the girl was breathing.

She didn't know what would and wouldn't work, but it might help?