Lion Head Mesa got me with that feline guise

The silent one brought to mind the beastly stallion of a man chosen by Makono, rather than the serpentine woman, but all was clarified as Treva explained.

The girl wonders if she has ever met this mazoi and cannot recall; no doubt she has been spotted in the later hours as the palace slips towards slumber, but as a figment before sleep.

If that is your wish, I would seek her out in the evenings. There was a brightened note in her voice found most often in children, as this was a mysterious creature whom Nazli would go on to serve and she found it enticing.