[He folds his forelegs one over the other, studying her closely. Now that he's in proximity to someone, he can tell that there's something keeping him from just snatching thoughts from her head with the practiced ease of his kind and he isn't about to make it clear what he's doing, so he keeps his paws to himself. At least he can still get a grasp on her emotional energy.]
Do you have or know of any theories about why that is?