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piosenniel · 12-31-2004, 02:37 AM

Tevildo's post

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A lovely scratching post is spied . . .

Just as Tevildo was wondering if he should make the effort to jump down on Dublong's head and scratch his eyes out, he noticed that the would-be horse thieves were stopped in their tracks by the sudden appearance of Merry and then of Cook. The cat had a certain grudging respect for Cook and her rolling pin, and was not surprised when she managed to outwit the strangers, despite their larger size. After all, Tevildo reflected, size isn't everything. The cat saw the table being unloaded and, after everyone had left the stables, lept down from the rafters to have a closer look.

Tevildo approached the table cautiously, and leaned over to take a good sniff. There was a little bell ringing in the back of his head that said presents from the servants of Melko usually turned out to be bad. Still, the legs were so nice and shiny. He could not help but admire their beauty and consider what a fine scratching post the table legs would make! He ran up and stood upright on his hind legs, letting his claws slide out from beneath velvet paws, and got ready to enjoy a good scratch. But before he could begin, Merry came out of the stable and shooed him away with a broom.

To avoid the broom, Tevildo bolted beneath the table and out through its legs on the other side, racing up the front steps of the Inn. But before disappearing inside, he squatted on the porch and looked back, bellowing out a loud "MEOW!", which can loosely be translated into Westron as [i] "Tomorrow, I'll get you for sure!"

12-31-2004, 02:37 AM	#1142
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Tevildo's post ~~ A lovely scratching post is spied . . .* Just as Tevildo was wondering if he should make the effort to jump down on Dublong's head and scratch his eyes out, he noticed that the would-be horse thieves were stopped in their tracks by the sudden appearance of Merry and then of Cook. The cat had a certain grudging respect for Cook and her rolling pin, and was not surprised when she managed to outwit the strangers, despite their larger size. After all, Tevildo reflected, size isn't everything. The cat saw the table being unloaded and, after everyone had left the stables, lept down from the rafters to have a closer look. Tevildo approached the table cautiously, and leaned over to take a good sniff. There was a little bell ringing in the back of his head that said presents from the servants of Melko usually turned out to be bad. Still, the legs were so nice and shiny. He could not help but admire their beauty and consider what a fine scratching post the table legs would make! He ran up and stood upright on his hind legs, letting his claws slide out from beneath velvet paws, and got ready to enjoy a good scratch. But before he could begin, Merry came out of the stable and shooed him away with a broom. To avoid the broom, Tevildo bolted beneath the table and out through its legs on the other side, racing up the front steps of the Inn. But before disappearing inside, he squatted on the porch and looked back, bellowing out a loud "MEOW!", which can loosely be translated into Westron as [i] "Tomorrow, I'll get you for sure!" Last edited by piosenniel; 12-31-2004 at 04:19 AM.