She noticed the running rabbit first and considered for a moment to catch it if only to have something on her arms she could comfort and take comfort from. Shahrzad was lonely without her uncle and Terran friends.
She was lonely without Esther.
When the wolf appeared before her, Shahrzad was pleasantly surprised. Nobles of the Empire were known to keep large felines and canine as pets, sometimes. Her distant cousin, Astaroth Aslan, had a bengal tiger, Binas, as a guardian hound. Smiling, the Countess knelt and offered her hand to the wolf to sniff or see she meant no harm at all.