Dear @Sophia1 

"I missed you'" said Sooty. So saying he entwined himself among the girls legs and gave her a hug.

''I thought to come over and visit and see how things are around the lake and the castle."

"As you know," he said to the girl with no name. "I'm a wandering cat so don't stop around often. I've been for a wonder around the castle that is built on an island in a lake, but I was exploring in there earlier and nobody was around - no cook in the kitchen, Vanessa teaching, nor the Prof in the library."

"What is going on?" he mused, "do you think it could be your name, I quite liked Selkie Fowlds and Tigger, but girl with no name implys a nobody, "Too be honest," Soot said, "I don't like it much, as it implies you are a nobody, some your certainly so,mebody.

Have you checked the dungeon lately? he innocently asked "The  stupid little Bee that tried to turn himself into a cat is trapped down there because of the magical enchantments I placed around it." Funny thought Sooty, whenever little Bee shows up, the story dies. Well girl with no name, you can let him out but I've got my handy little fly swatter for pesky bees.

"I went down to the kitchen to look for Cook. The placed empty and I was so hungry. Boy I miss her scrumptious meals." he said. "Then I went up the Professor's library - empty." Sooty giggled 'I left a fart cushion in his favourite chair," then added "I would love to serious that serious face horrified."

The funniest thing happened to me yesterday Sooty went on, I was sitting on the small beach on the island sunning myself and a large hump with a long neck swum up to the shore. "Sooty" cried Nessa, it's been so long.  Sooty purred with delight and walked up to the Loch Ness monster. "Hi Nessie. To be honest, I had to have a break from this moribund place, but I've come back for a visit." "I've been exploring the castle,"  he said but it is very empty, but I foundnd the strange girl with no name who seems despondent at the moment". There aren't even any new pictures anway. The place seems to be dying."

"Now Nessie, I must be off - see that little boat, I'm going for a row to see if anything exciting is happening in the forest" said Sooty. I'll be seeing you later and maybe we can catch up on gossip and tell me what's going". Nessie submerged below the placid waters of the lake as Sooty mightily rowed his 2 foor boat to the other shore. Maybe I'll find out what is going on once I reach shore he thought. Getting out of the boat, Sooty slinked he was into the forest to explore further. He hought too himself, I'll return one da  so long as that choir isn't screeching that awful noise they call music, then I'll run and hide.

Flax 🐱

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