- Mercedes. Good. I need your help.
- Felix? Why do you have a cat?
- Picked it up.
- Yes, I can see that, but... Oh no! Its little leg is hurt!
- Here, let me have it. I may be able to heal it
[cdb]with magic.
- There. It should be fine now.
- Thanks. Sorry for the trouble.
- Oh, it's no trouble at all. Though I must admit,
[cdb]you're the last person I expected to bring me
[cdb]an injured kitten!
- It reminds me of how my little brother once took in
[cdb]a cat when we were young.
- Hey, that's right. You have a brother from
[cdb]a different father, right?
- Would that little brother of yours be Professor
Jeritza?
- Yes. This was a long time ago, when we both still lived
[cdb]with House Bartels.
- My brother took in an injured cat, and after it healed,
[cdb]it began living in the mansion.
- We did our best to feed it secretly so it wouldn't
[cdb]be discovered.
- Secretly? What's the big deal with one little furball?
- We couldn't let anyone find out, no matter what.
The people in that house were...horrid.
- Had they learned of the cat, they would've put it in
[cdb]a sack and tossed it in the river.
- Eventually, my mother and I left House Bartels and
[cdb]never looked back. Though we left my brother
[cdb]behind.
- Still, I've always wondered what happened to that
[cdb]poor little cat...
- Animals are smart enough. If the thing felt
[cdb]threatened, it would've taken off.
- I suppose you're right.
- Er, anyway. Now that you fixed the cat, I should
[cdb]bring it back to where I found it.
- Are you sure? It's clearly taken a shine to you.
- Yeah, but I can't keep it. The thing's practically a
[cdb]kitten! What if it has parents that...I don't know.
Miss it?
- Yes, I suppose returning it would be best.
- All right, go. Shoo! Come on, get out of here already!
- Stop rubbing my legs! What is it?
You want food? Well, I don't have any!
- Aw, that cat really likes him!
- Animals clearly understand when a kind soul comes
[cdb]to their aid.
- Mercedes, do something! This cat won't stop
[cdb]following me!
- I'm sorry, but there isn't anything I can do.
You'll have to wait until it feels like going home.
- Ugh.
- Goodness, really? Having a cat like you is a
[cdb]good thing.
- My little brother has always loved cats, but recently
[cdb]they won't come near him, and it just breaks
[cdb]his heart.
- I do not understand that man. But regardless,
[cdb]that's not the issue.
- I'm not sure it is.
- Well, so long as you're stuck waiting, we may as well
[cdb]get comfortable and have a nice chat.