Accepting the contact without further word in reply, the ancient being permitted the touch, allowing the wise caution of the woman's hesitation to speak for her. The gesture of so much as moving a hand toward the face of a cat was a symbol of threat and not taken lightly, one of many reasons man often fared poorly with them, yet the allowance of such a motion was a symbol of willing trust. It only gave its answer after the handling of its short mane and ears.

"As I reasoned they might be living things, but there are many of those and such a broad assumption could mean anything."