Leto crouched down and patted the cat on its head, between its ears.
“Hi Fen! I’m back, you see? And I also have a friend with me!” The animal haughtily raised its gaze to Althea and greeted her with a shy meow, then the reporter added: “Come on, let’s go in now!”
He got up, swung the door wide open, gestured for the cat to go back inside and it made a plaintive meow, but obeyed trotting in. Then, the man invited Althea to enter with a slight bow.
The entrance opened onto a large living room, separated in half by a white marble step, closed at the sides by two long and low chest of drawers featuring several knick-knacks; in the center of the first half of the room there were a sofa and two armchairs around a coffee table; a sideboard, a bookcase, and a cabinet were along the wall; in th
