Josef eyed his cat. Dantes was the only one who seemed to fare well through the time, converting back to his natural instincts and hunting rats and mice. Josef was always wary of letting him outdoors now, though; people were becoming so desperate that they had stooped to eating cats and dogs. By the late winter, he had no longer attended the university, which had been closed because of the war. Each day he tried to find food and conserve his energy,
