He gave the cat a flat look, before reaching over and grabbed its ear. "Respect will get you a lot further than most other things. And I have killed several of your kind, so your little teleport trick won't work. But if you want to mock me, go ahead. Though you will look damned silly without an ear."<br/><br/>He waited for the cat to submit, before rubbing its neck. "Glad to see you can be reasonable. Besides, here, you are among the biggest, baddest beasts. No need to try and become the baddest, otherwise someone will knock you off for the challenge."<br/><br/>Done with the cat, he turned back to his daughter. "Alright, but remember that feeding and cleaning up after him if he gets lazy is your problem now."<br/><br/>The thought of the cat getting bigger, already the size of a horse, though without the height, was mildly unsettling. Though since the cat was likely a carnivore, he was kinda curious how Flute was going to get enough meat for it. Maybe he should get it a ring of sustenance but without the sleep reduction effect...