“Mm, do you want to use me as an excuse to perpetuate your thing? I mean, I’m not saying no, just. It won’t help me for you to hunt him. Not really, not in the greater scheme. We know who we are, Miss Ylva. You’re a wolf, and I’m a rabbit and he’s a cougar.”

His whiskers twitch.

“Next time I think I’ll shift back to two legs, see if that ruins his fun.”