"Creak~"
Song You pushed open the door to his room.
The room was spacious. The moment he stepped inside, he could tell the bedding had just been taken out of the cabinet. Walking Dragon Temple probably rarely had overnight guests; left in the cabinet for too long, the bedding had absorbed its scent. Once shaken out, that scent spread through the room—the smell of wood, not unpleasant.
"Ah..."
Song You let out a breath and lay down on the bed.
The feeling of lying in a bed was truly completely different.
But he had barely lain down, before he could properly savor it, when he felt the Three Flower Cat tugging at his trouser leg. Understanding at once, he sat back up, picked her up, and wiped the bottoms of her paws.
This process was actually quite enjoyable.
As he wiped them, Song You asked, "Did that heroine see through Three Flower Lady during the day?"
"She saw through her long ago."
The Three Flower Cat lay obediently in his arms, her voice soft and fine.
"How did she see through you?"
"Three Flower Lady doesn't know."
"Then how does Three Flower Lady know she saw through you long ago?"
"Because she kept talking to Three Flower Lady."
"I see..."
Song You could not help smiling.
It seemed this cat still did not understand people well enough. In truth, talking to cats was the most natural thing in the world for people.
The Three Flower Cat turned her head and stared at him in puzzlement.
"Didn't she see through it?"
"Most likely she did."
"Why?"
"Because Three Flower Lady thinks so too."
"Oh."
"All right..."
With a flip, the Three Flower Cat scampered onto the bed, flopped down where she was, and rolled about with easy abandon.
Then, still lying