"Yes. dears. Cat and kitty do mean the same thing. It's a bit like calling a child a kid." She pauses and smiles, covering her mouth with a paw. "Thank you, Serif. It takes a lot of care to get my fur this clean."

She looks more closely at Serif; he doesn't look exactly as she imagined, but he did look close enough, and not scary at all. "What are you two doing wandering the castle all alone? You're only children, after all."