Minnie, unlike her parents, went to go sniff at Javik and the horse. She wasn't exactly attached -- he wasn't affectionate -- but he was familiar, and she had to make sure that he didn't smell like... whatever it was varren didn't want people to smell like.

Brennan goes to greet Prativ with a sniff and a nudge, tail wagging; he doesn't mind the blood and the dirt, wouldn't be very good at his job if he did. Straton tries to sniff at Athame as Ariadne gets closer, remembering a few of their grooming sessions.

"Any luck with the swans? I just got out here."