Garahel yawns and plops on the floor for the time being, still somewhat waking up. As long as he leaves room for others to step around him, Inessa won't mind. "After my Joining, when he was just a pup. There was a mabari kennel at the keep, and I wanted to just have a look. I certainly didn't expect one to imprint on me. Circle mages don't really have interaction with animals unless it's the tower's mouser, certainly not large war hounds. But a lot has changed since that time, a mabari companion being one of them."

She rubs his belly with a foot, causing him to wiggle happily.