Author: I saw some confusion about Seraphiel getting slapped on the butt by the noble. That didn't happen. She was attacked from behind and slapped across the face. I edited the last chapter to make it more obvious.
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A yawn broke the silence.
The black cat resting atop the noble Black's head suddenly blinked lazily before her purple eyes swept the hall. For a moment, she looked bored and even angered to be woken up.
But then, her fur bristled.
She stood up alarmedly.
Then, with the grace of something that knew it sat at the top of the food chain, the cat hopped off the human's head, abandoning the throne of her own accord.
Because whatever comfort she once found there was gone.
Across the hall, the three offending nobles had gone pale. Color drained from their cheeks. Their bravado collapsed in on itself.
One of them took a hurried step back before bumping into a chair and stumbling while cursing.
