Maya shook her head: "This is my pet."
The single, middle-aged young woman who just shared her insights burst into laughter, and eventually her apprentice led her aside.
Malin turned his head, looking at Spotty who was sitting obediently nearby: "You were just rolling around with laughter."
"Meow." Spotty meowed once, looking full of grievance, but its squinty eyes betrayed its emotions, obviously the spirited Snow Leopard was quite happy.
Malin decided to give this guy a wake-up call and pulled out his trump card: "Dinner tonight is halved."
Spotty got annoyed instantly, looking at Malin with a face full of grievance, but Malin was unmoved. He gave Clovis a task before leaving — to set the dinner portion.
