Bab 121: Celebratory Dinner (1)

But when the group faced the presence that had appeared and surprised them, their vigilance died down. It wasn't some vicious beast attempting to ambush them when they were relaxed. It was the purple cat they had med back in Tumbling Thunder Forest and who had been following them from a distance for some time now.

However, it had been some time since they last saw it up close. The purple cat had regained all the strength it lost from the ritual and it was obvious from a glance its body was filled with explosive power, ready to surge forth at a moment's notice. The scars were still there, but on the muscle-bound body, they looked like they fit perfectly. The hidden ferocity and power were what had gotten Toz and the others to react so intensely.

But looking at the calm, and slightly anxious expression of the purple cat all those impressions disappeared.