...She might share tea, which is even bigger than sharing brandy, and she's just given him an opening to tease her about her cat. A genuine smile spreads across his face as he gets to work.

"You would hate to wake your... students' cat? You seem rather attached. Literally, going by the braid, and figuratively considering how you keep seemingly winding up with him. I think who truly belongs to the cat might be far more interesting than talking about demons and blood magic."