Zelos was probably reading far too much into things, but… Malba’s responses to his words seemed so positive, so affectionate that he couldn’t withhold a content sigh. To think that he was valued, wanted by this man—it really did bring him great fulfillment.
“Yeah, hunny? There aren’t a lot of cats like me, don’t think,” came Zelos’s quiet response. “I’m a rare breed, right? Granted… not a lot of people like us big cats. We’re high maintenance. You know.”