_{[He smiles to think of Alistair pawning cats off on the unsuspecting. Does Ferelden's new king have a hidden talent for fostering homeless animals they don't know about?]}

I'd say so. I joked to Stan that you can't be too sure who's liable to think cats are food around these parts to convince him to give the kitten a shot--truth be told, there probably are characters like that around.

_{[He shrugs, lifting his hands as if to say "it's an odd world out there." They have a colorful cast of residents to contend with.]}

It was good of you to take them in. You can consider me and my lightning bolts at your service as my thanks.

_{[That last part was a joke. Or was it? Hmm.]}