The big cat hesitated for a few seconds, as if struggling to make some difficult decision. Finally, he said, "Albert, there's something I want to tell you."
"What is it?" Hearing that, Albert immediately lifted his head from within the cat's embrace. Stretching out his arms, he wrapped them around Hayes's incredibly soft, silky neck, signaling that he was listening. "Go ahead."
"It's about me." Hayes paused, but suddenly seemed unsure what to say. Instead, he asked somewhat awkwardly, "Aren't you curious? About what LQ mentioned… about my past."
"Mm…" Albert thought to himself, How should I put this? Actually, I'm more worried about whether you'll accept the fact that I have a mouth on my body… and a god.
But once he realized that Hayes was nervous about something like this too, Albert suddenly felt far less worried.
Unexpectedly, Hayes had been the one to speak first between the two of them.
