"Emralla, have you ever been on Earth in one of your lives?" I asked.

She chuckled a cat chuckle, and said, "No, I’ve spent my lives on Kimyra. I thought all cats did until I met Valven. He’s the only one in the history of cats who lived another life in another place." Emralla licked her luxuriant tail, holding it in place with one paw. "Not many cats would have stood for it."