The Disappearing Light

Sam smiled at Jigano's thanks, still unsure if he would be any help at all but glad to feel wanted. The questions about Mia surprised him at first, the mood having seemed far too glum for questions about cats, but he was always happy to answer those. "I found her in the building where I made my store. She was hunting the bats in the attic...when I cleared them out, I took away her foodsource, so I had to look after her. I do not think she minds, though." He scritched her belly with one finger, Mia nuzzling her face against his hand. "Now she has two meals a day of meat and water whenever she wants it, and plenty of blankets to sleep in. She...keeps me company. My family were never fond of animals, so it is nice to discover they do not hate me." As if realising she was being talked about, Mia rolled up from Sam's lap and walked over to Jigano, pushing her nose insistently under his hand, requesting strokes. "She tends to like most people I bring to the house. You must stroke her or she will whine so." Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child