He regarded Huginn as only slightly more dangerous than most pets, in that he understood why people had pets but harbored the paranoia they would one day eat their owners. True, it kept Eliot from even having a pet larger than his fist, but it also kept him from being kibble.
Thomm Quackenbush, Danse Macabre (Night's Dream, #2)
birds, cats, dogs, paranoia, pets