The excuse was indeed believable for the woman. She had noticed Aslan speaking with Regulus earlier though truth be told had almost forgotten about the little cat that had been glued to him herself. With no reason at all to doubt him, she wouldn't try to shift the conversation back to the matter and instead would answer his next question with a small nod of her head. The offer didn't really need to be extended for company, with both on the move again now their journey home began with little confirmation. With conversations falling back to the festival, the topic of the cat had been thrown from their minds, or had Novella's at least.
