"Careful. Youll feed his ego now that youve noticed him. And it is rare in these parts to meet another feline. Mostly wolves and foxes in these moutian valleys. They seem to like cold or warm places. Never in-between. The last cat i met was a tiger. He was a younger cat. Came here from the UK. Apparently there are few cats there." He spoke conversationally and leaned against the wall as he kept an eye on their surroundings.