Responses

Agreed. Even if the MC used to be an animal or a pet, their shared time together made a connection, a friendship. They have a dynamic, they know each other's quirks, the MC has seen the ML while he's alone & vulnerable, the ML has seen the MC interacting with him without the burden of hierarchy. That chemistry shouldn't disappear just because the MC becomes human again. Even with the hierarchy now becomes an obstacle. While they talk alone, there should be that lingering friendship that they do know each other, beyond the veil of human/animal form.
I'm gonna miss this whole dynamic once she turns back into a human. Same thing with the Hawk Princess. They had more chemistry when she was a hawk. Hopefully this series can do it better