Chapter 341: Catburglar
Following his encounter with Star, Ferro occupied himself with infiltrating Lanoch’s tent to search for the key.
It was rather easy since Lanoch’s tent always went up first and everyone else was still setting up the camp. After sleeping until midday following his session with star, he was able to slip into Lanoch’s tent unnoticed.
Digging through his master’s things was risky, not least because of the way the man haphazardly stored his weapons. Manasight barely helped because, over the course of their journey, Lanoch had collected all sorts of artifacts and monster parts that made every bag in the room glow with magic.
But after the better part of an hour alone, his search was interrupted by a sudden question.
"Whatcha doing?"
Ferro tensed and turned, feeling the soreness in his body, to find Lawre standing near the entrance to the tent.
"I was just... figuring out how to arrange your father’s things... for when he gets back," Ferro swallowed.
"You’re Ferry, right? Are you a boy cat or a girl cat?" the child’s question carried an air of having been on his mind for a while.
Thrown off by the question, Ferro stammered a bit as Lawre bent to inspect him. "I’m a boy cat, Master Lawre."
"But you dress like a girl cat. That’s what the adults say."
"Some boys dress like this..." Ferro muttered, suddenly very aware of his hooded sarong and skirt.