I steeled myself. My nanny used to say to do that when scared. Finally, I pulled myself together and walked toward Botan.
"Welcome," I said. What was I supposed to say to Botan? Welcome, Botan Ağa? That sounded too formal. Welcome, mister? That seemed silly. Nothing came to mind. Luckily, I didn’t need to add anything because Botan roared again.
"What did I tell you? What are you doing here? Didn’t I tell you to stay away from the cats? Get inside. This matter isn’t over yet."
"I’m not afraid of cats anymore."
At that moment, my mother-in-law came out and joined us. The issue was put on hold for now. Botan turned to his mother.
"Was there any problem while I was away, Mom?" he asked.
"You’ve just arrived. You’re tired. I had Helin turn on the boiler. You rest a bit; we’ll talk. If we
