During her hard days of training under Mikhail, the tiger, Taylor would take brief moments of respite amidst the harsh rigors of combat and physical exertion. She knew this training was necessary, but she also knew that she'd burn out and Ahya would get cranky. If Ahya got cranky, she gets hungry and Taylor did not want another accident happening because her anger boiled up enough that Ahya picked up on it and ran off with her emotions and snatched someone up. So taking small breaks inbetween hard workout sessions helped with keeping both tail and owner calm and rejuvenated.
