_{[She watches the edge of the woodpile with round orange eyes but keeps a stumpy ear trained on Tim.]}

That wouldn't do, would it?

_{[This is by far the most casual conversation she's had with a Twolegs. As long as she doesn't think too hard about it, she can imagine him as another cat. A cat that really really needs a nap from the looks of his eyes.]}

If I'm being honest, I'm tempted to move my nest to this part of the forest. I've had my fill of the beach.