That narrows the options down to bear, fox, coyote, rat, or one of the many cats. And maybe spiders. Maybe something else that got adopted or bred back, Athena had a few projects like that and time runs weird in when you have access the Umbra. But the latter would make this an unfair game to play, so Stacia puts it to the side in case further evidence indicates that Elle isn't playing fair later.

"Three: if you in your animal form walked down the street in a suburban neighborhood, would people assume you were an escapee from a zoo?"

Secret hide-a-question: how long does it take Elle to consider her answer?