Noxeema had heard the dog barking, but she barely registered the sound. She was accustomed to dogs barking, and she didn't have the same phobia of canines as Wei Wuxian did. Not that she knew he had a fear of dogs, she didn't know the man. But dogs barking was a familiar sound to her, though there weren't many dogs barking in New York City. It was just... a part of what dogs were.
So she didn't associate the sound with the reasoning behind why there was suddenly a man hiding behind her. All she knew was that there was suddenly a random man behind her, and that he seemed... frightened?
"Are you okay?" she asked, as she turned to face him. "What's wrong?" She was obviously concerned as she spoke. "Is someone after you?" she asked.