Geralt stopped in time with Akane and turned to face her. This was interesting...he could see her hands were also behind her back, but not in the manner of resting. She was hiding something...a gift? It had been a long time since anyone had offered him anything in the way of a gift...he felt a little vindicated by this already, before the thing was even revealed.

He was so interested to see what it was that he barely heard anything that Akane was saying, but he smiled and leaned in just the same. As she revealed the tiny present nestled in her palms, he raised his eyebrows. It was not what he was expecting...but it was quite charming either way. 

After her explanation, his smile widened as his eyes moved from the cat to her face. He held up a hand, but paused before plucking it from her palms, [color=crimson]"May I?"[/color] he asked, and only took it after she'd given her consent. He held the tiny thing up to his face to get a good look at it. He had heard of this art before, Japanese paper folding, but had never actually seen any in person. At first glance it looked very simple, a small piece of paper folded into the shape of an animal, but this was actually quite intricate. The folds were tight and precise, and the paper itself had weight to it, and the color was very dark. It was good quality work made of good quality materials. 

[i][color=crimson]Baubles and trinkets...pathetic, waste of time.[/color][/i]

Geralt held back a cringe as the voice mocked in only his mind, but managed to keep his composure as he redirected his attention to Akane. [color=crimson]"This is absolutely...stunning. I can't believe how perfect the folds are. And it looks just like a little cat!"[/color] he said, wonder sparkling in his eyes as he smiled down at the tiny creature in his palm. He furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at it, [color=crimson]"This art...it has a name, if I recall? And, if you don't mind me prying, why a cat for me? I assume everyone's animals are different."[/color] He could hardly imagine Illyana or Aurel receiving a black cat trinket from Akane, but he had been wrong before.