Chapter 22The underground home Juniper had created was well hidden and home to more than one of the animals he counted as pets. A terrier-like dog descended from Thomas’s and a cat. The dog also acted as an alarm if any overseers came that way and the cat helped keep away the small rodents that also liked somewhere warm and dry to live.
“I call them Charlie and Princess. My family always had one of each and these were always the names. It’s not much, but we’re safe here. I keep food warm this way.” Juniper scraped away sweet-smelling foliage, then removed heavy stones that both protected the food from the animals and kept it warm. “I cook over hot ashes. To avoid smoke. It also keeps the place cosy.”
“An excellent idea.” Thoth sank to the ground to sit cross-legged, and Juniper’s animals
