He could tell the creature was a comfort, judging by the way it responded so quickly to the way Devi called it. It was an experience the Roman never had. In fact, the last time he ever came face to wild animal was in the Coliseum during his gladiator days; a tiger. And one that wasn't as friendly as this one seemed to be.

Good thing he recognized that lopsided grin. No, he wouldn't let the curiosity of the panther bring him down lower, not yet.

"Banaded. Said to be an incarnation of Osiris," Caius says, blue eyes fixed calmly on the beautiful black animal. "God of transition, resurrection, and regeneration."