She can hear him! If she focuses and listens, Aconite can hear Alistair's claws clicking on the floor, and then by smelling him, she can figure out where he is So maybe this isn't the end of the world after all.

But for Shura, this is just getting worse, and she scowls at him. "That ain't what I meant, you windbag!"

So fine, she had gone arm and arm with him earlier, but that was because it was going to be a walk on possibly uneven ground. This was a house! He could put his hand on her shoulder and guide her like that. Perfectly sensible and much less embarrassing!!