As a reminder, Pietas has a spirit-bond with a panther named Tiklaus.
Pietas: I think I'm pretty normal, all things considered.
Luc: All things? What are all things?
Pietas: You know. Things. I'm twelve thousand years old. I've done a lot of things.
Luc: None of them normal.
Pietas: That's a generalization. You can't say all the things I've--
Luc (interrupting): Fine. It's you who's not normal.
Pietas: Yes, I am. I'm normal.
Luc: You? Maybe fifty cats ago.
Pietas: I don't have fifty cats.
Luc: You've rescued that many.
Pietas: More than that. Far more than that.
(pause)
Pietas: Wait. Who wouldn't rescue cats? You even adopted a cat as a son.
Luc: Senthys is a Kin. A feline humanoid. And only half Kin. Not a cat.
Pietas: But you rescued him. You're a cat rescuer. Like I am. Hah!
(pause)
Luc: You're still not normal.
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Cute bit here Enjoyed this story
Thanks Janet. 🙂
Loved your excerpt. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Tena. 🙂 This was fun to write.
50 cats ago piqued my curiosity. And the blurb on normal and cat rescuing has me wanting to know more. Beverley
Thanks, Beverley. Don’t know why this scene popped into my head. It’s not in any books — just one of those funny moments between characters that was too cute not to share.
Ah! I knew this was an out-take. I’m sure I would have noticed it if it had shown up in A Stolen Heart (cat lover that I am). (And Tiklaus is a fabulous character… animals can be.)
If I combined all the cut scenes from my books, I’d have a boring book, but it would be a big one. 😉