Redhawk Caldera There will always be a valley

Kittens and social cats in general possess an amazing amount of tolerance and the skill of making you feel welcome, even if they see you for the first time in their lives. After a brief greeting to quench the curiosity and mark you as one of the shared territory they will either walk away or... make a use of you. You can become a handy ladder to the upper shelves or windowsills, you can be a living and breathing furniture and a cuddle-dispensing machine or your shoe-laces no matter, how smart your knots are, need just a pair of sharp claws to undo them.

In a way Peter and Gannet so similar in their docile and friendly natures were those kittens - it did not matter that Eljay was a little awkward, when inviting the little boys for a game or that he probably knew nothing of the "proper child-rearing and mental-stimulation" rulebook. He was there, he had just made it clear that he wanted to be useful and, when Gannet went for their baby-sitter's heels, Peter pounced at the extended forepaws.