Now how would Sirius and Ash react to three year old MC excitedly going up to hug the lynx while happily calling him a "pretty kitty"? 😆
As they talk in hushed tones, sitting at the kitchen table, Ashlyen loses his train of thought many times. Elianna's fingers which brush the skin of his wrist send his mind wandering too far away for it to be perfectly coherent.
Yet new chirps from {$name} manage to make his head spin and he has to bite the inside of his cheeks to keep from bursting out laughing and offending Sirius.
Ears low and tail wagging with annoyance, his familiar has been putting up with the child's whimsy for nearly an hour, as the child armed with a brush persists in brushing his fur.
"If they weren't yours," Sirius mentally growls, glaring at him.
"I know, thank you," Ashlyen replies gratefully in kind.
then considering their work accomplished the child observes the lynx carefully before exclaiming.
"Pretty big kitty!"
And laugh out loud.
But the most surprising thing was to see the child embracing the lynx whose ears suddenly perked up. Ashlyen covered his mouth to avoid smiling too much in the direction of his familiar but he was sure of it now. Sirius purred.
