Portal tapping, as Hilda called it, had an adverse effect on Legless’s animals. Apart that is, for Sophia, a tough-as-old-boots cat that had the ability to make even the prickliest of settings look as comfortable as a fluffy pillow. She could find a beam of sunshine in any dark corner and scare off even the toughest of dogs with a look. She was impervious to most things and, when in need of attention, did not give up until she got it.
Legless’s “girls,” however, had picked up the vibes of something unearthly, and they remained disturbed for as long as Carter was on-screen, or rather the portal. They were as unsettled as an expectant father in a waiting room. Unable to sit still, they cackled and jibed each other, which no amount of rounding up by Bark Twain could sort.
Hilda stroked Soph
