[She hesitates, lingering briefly.] Are you sure...? [She wants to go in. She's always loved animals, especially anything cute. Even so--]
Don't you think that...the animals would object? [Usually animals were much more sensitive than humans. Vampires, as natural predators, generally weren't always the most popular among the animal kingdom. She doesn't want to frighten them all, especially when she doesn't mean any of them harm.]