The panther watches as the rest of the others besides the huge lamia exit the room to search the temple.  She assumes their attitudes means she's been accepted by the group.  With the other three gone, a few occasionally returning with their finds before leaving again, she turns her own attention to the kitsune.  She might have always known what was going on and learned to know Synys, but the fox wouldn't have had the same opportunity.  They both look at each other, Synys still trying to recover from the panther having exited her, but neither say anything for quite some time.<br/><br/>[[The captured priestess being included in 'all the blackscales'?]]