Every so often, Mantis becomes far softer than he's used to, and it almost always happens on anniversaries such as today or the presence of small animals such as the little espurr. He doesn't rise to meet the man, but the combined gaze of man and tiny beast fall on Balthazar.

"A stone might work. I only found him today, so I'm hoping his personality might start shining through." The catwing upstairs took several days to think of a good name for. "I'm a psychic. I've been able to do this for a long time."