She strolled down the empty alley in search of cat food. The mansion had become her gilded cage. Days spent locked in there had slowly begun to chafe against her soul, turning her restless. She was used to wandering streets, traveling cities. But this sudden imposed confinement had slammed a brutal halt to her freedom.
Thankfully, even though the fate wasn't on her side, the staff was. Today happened to be the restock day, when the staff went out to purchase everything for the whole week. With their help, she had managed to sneak out, unnoticed.
A smile lit her face when she noticed packets of cat food sitting on the top shelf.
She went over and stretched her arm towards the packet, but the thing still sat several inches above her grasp. Rising onto her toes didn't help much either. With a sigh, she eased back down. But just then, an arm stretched up from her peripheral vision and grabbed the packet.
"Here," the person held out the packet. Sera looked up to find Aramando looming o
