He giggled at the girl’s enthusiasm, his ego momentarily boosted by the girl’s declaration. She thought cats were fierce, so of course that would mean he was fierce as well. “What’s a monkey?” He asked, cocking his head to the opposite side. He knew what a raccoon was, he had seen plenty of them in the forest he had called home, usually washing oysters in the stream that ran from the forest into the shrine, but he had never heard of anything called a monkey. His first instinct told him it was a kind of lizard, but somehow he doubted that were true.
The girl’s question brought a smile to his face, he may not have had a familiar or a companion, but he did at least have more than one brother. “I have two brothers, Tyto and Tythe.” He said proudly, his chest puffing out slightly as he spoke. “Tythe’s kinda weird, but Tyto’s my best friend, we’re going to be Highlord and Viceroy someday, just like my dad and his brother.” He explained.
