Trahearne perks up a bit at the description. "Why, yes, it does. I've seen glimpses of a fluffy white tail before." That was a relief. If he had really been hallucinating seeing a cat... well, that sort of trouble was one of the last things he needed right now.

"Thank you for your help. Speaking to Valdis directly ought to be much easier than trying to lure it out with food. Though the jerky keeps disappearing, I have yet to catch anything taking it. ... Excluding you, of course." He didn't want to think that Leo had been eating all of the jerky he'd left out over the last week.