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“Then it’s imperative you stay underaway Now can I?”

Crud He had a point

I rolled my shoulders, but the nervous tension remained “Why am I a part of this? Why do you need me at all?”

“Youfor this,” Fluffikins said slowly, almost compassionately

I sunk down onto the sofa, and Fluffikins came over to situate himself on my lap

“Now pet aze I knew petting an aniood for your blood pressure, but I needed a lot more than that to calm me down

So I refused “I’ood, thanks”

“Pet ument

He didn’t forceit easier to get through whatever he wanted so I could carry on withbut happy, just what I needed

The ers made contact with his silky black hair, a new vision flooded my brain It was like what I’d experienced with the hat, but evenprojected by a living being instead of an inanimate object

Fluffikins purred softly but otherwise didn’t interrupt as I explored his memories

With a hitched breath, I yankedthe vision short I’d already seen h Much to my surprise, Fluffikins had revealed an answer I didn’t expect but also couldn’t contest after having witnessed it so clearly

“You did it,” I choked out, sliding hi back to my feet “You ordered the hit on Mrs Haberdash”

But as he telling me now? And why hadn’t he told me before? Was this some kind of Bond villainthe victim?

And where did I actually fit into all of this?