Her body relaxed against her better judgement as the dinner began in earnest. Her ears drooped, the slow tremor that had been striding down her spine collapsed back into steady motions and her mind slowed to appreciate the calm. Her mind regained the sound of their voices and movements while she busied herself with scratching at the flat of her nose, popping joints and dragging claw marks down her chest as the words around her grew boring and less informative.