Chapter 21
“There are too many cats in this tent,” Ben said.
Isika looked up. One of the young male Palipa was chewing on a cushion, making a large hole in one corner. Isika jumped up and pulled it away from him.
No! she told him. Go somewhere! Can you control your children? she asked the mother cat, sending her a look. The mother cat heaved herself up and padded over to the younger cat, knocking him down and growling with her teeth at his throat.
“I agree,” Brigid said. “I have to curl up in a ball to sleep.”
“I don’t know what you expect me to do about it,” Isika said irritably, her arms crossed. She found her pack and rifled through it until she found her sewing kit. She threw herself down and began stitching the gorgeous cushion back together. It was one of many that were scattere
