Puss in Boots (Timeless Fairy Tales, #6)

by K.M. Shea

“When you are graced with the presence of a magical cat, silly things like money become unimportant.” The cat sniffed.

“I should have expected your ego would never allow your good deeds to go unnoticed.” “Hmph,” Puss said.

“Alas, we have other commitments,” Puss said, cutting the proprietress off before she could strong arm them into staying. “We do?” Gabrielle whispered. “We do. I came up with them just now,” Puss admitted in a lowered voice.

Puss jumped from the windowsill. “Just because he is a prince doesn’t mean you need to risk your neck for him.” “I’m not doing this because he’s a prince. I’m doing it because—I don’t need to explain why I’m doing it!”

“It would be most inconvenient to have to break in another human after I have you trained so nicely.”

“Father, we’re men now,” Rune said. “No, I’m a man. You’re a confused beanpole,” Steffen said.

“Forward,” she declared. “To death and doom—hopefully not ours.”

“So this is how a newly saved land rejoices—” Gabrielle ran her fingers across a carving of a cat on her chair. “With a quiet gasp of relief.”