CHAPTER 16
‘Winkit?’ Jasmine asked. ‘I know you and the other familiars have already helped us twice now, but—’
Winkit shook her head. ‘It is our pleasure, and what you’re investigating is far more important than us warming ours paws by the fire all night. Besides, I had a feeling we’d be needed again soon, so I asked two of my friends to stay behind with me. They’re waiting in the kitchen.’
‘Really?’ Chester asked. ‘I didn’t see them come in.’
‘The thing about being a cat, and a familiar at that, is we have a way of going unseen when we want to,’ Winkit informed him, her green eyes glittering.
‘Why would they want to go unnoticed in here? We don’t mind,’ he said.
‘They’re drinking milk nipped with a spot of that brandy in the cupboard. I noticed you took care to dust the bottle earl
