At first she was hesitant to explore at all, but finally curiosity got the better of her.  She had a feeling he would -know- if she tried anything, and that feeling kept her from trying for windows or to go into locked rooms.  The scratching did catch her attention, and when the puppy bounded out she yipped in surprise.  "Oh My god SO CUTE!" she squeaked, sounding less and less like a kidnapping victom, and more like a normal woman..  in this case one who apparently liked puppies.  She knelt to pet the pup, eyes widening as she heard his voice in her head.  Ok -that- was creepy, though it did confirm he could keep tabs on her that way.<br/><br/>"Find daddy?" she said, more confused than not, but as the puppy bounded off she followed, bare feet padding lightly on the floor as she moved along after the excited animal, and down to where he was.  She blinked faintly as the pup went right to him, obviously as trained as she was growing to be.  that thought made her wince, but she supposed it could've been worse.  She moved to sit down, taking a deep breath, listening as he spoke.<br/><br/>"Understood.." she paused, faltering, more questions rising up but she put them down again.  "She's..  really pretty and friendly..  " she murmured faintly.  she lifted a hand to push her mostly dry hair back from her face, managing a weak smile at him.  "Aren't you afraid I'm..going to try to hurt you or something?  I mean..  I guess it would be pretty pointless but..  " she held up a hand. "I know..  the mental telepathy..  which, no offense..  is totally creepy..  "