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Tam winks at Salunia. "All morning he kept at me with questions... questions... questions... and I kept telling him enough already, go get everyone so we can do something... and he now makes it seem like we're the ones keeping him here..." He rolls his eyes and shoulders one of the packs, grabbing the other by the straps and bows. "Well I'm ready... if you got our sleeping gear packed and the tent ready, we're off... any suggestions as to where to?"

"The falls it is then... Hope, do ye remember where the camp site is?" asks Tam, checking the locks on the door and calling for the cat. "Puss... where are ye... come along... can't leave ye hear alone... the fish will have no hope iffin I do."

A small gray head peeks around a corner and Salunia gives a cry of delight. "Puss..." she calls bounding towards him. The head disappears and everyone hears a squeal of delight. 'Gotcha..." She returns, carrying him by the scruff. "Wreddi..." she mouths without letting him go.

Tam teleports on ahead with their gear to their favorite camp site, which by now, after years of repeated use, has taken on the look of well tended park. He is already hard at work setting things up, by the time everyone arrives.

"What took ye so long?" he asks with a grin.

Tam sighs and retrieves the small cat. "I brought a harness just in case, do ye think we need it?"

Tam nods and reaching into a pack brings out a small cat harness and fits it to the cat, then he ties him on a lead out of the way where they are working. Of course Puss doesn't like that, not one bit.

Tam quickly puts up the tent, tossing in the bedrolls and goes to join him along with everyone else. As nothing is biting, they all decide instead to go swimming. All but Tam that is, but he is content to sit on the bank, leaning against a tree, watching... laughing... until that is... a small gray head, followed by an equally small gray body, sneaks it's way under his arm and forces it's way onto his lap.

"Merp..." grumbles the tiny cat seeking a comfortable position. It kneads it's claws into his leg, as if to tenderize his chosen spot.

Tam flinches and carefully picks the cat up, slowly detaching it's claws from his trousers, and brings it to his face... nose to nose... "How on earth..." he mutters, then laughs as a tiny pink tongue flicks out and kisses his nose. Laughing he cradles the creature in his arms and hugs it. "Sorry, Puss, didn't mean to abandon ye."

"Tam sighs. "Kero, put him back immediately. Remember he needs water to breathe, yer suffocating him with every second he's removed from the river."