The look Arhu gave him was one that probably fit all cats everywhere, even adolescent ones that looked half-grown at best: it was that "are you new?" look that cats are so good at. "There are plenty of cat wizards. We're best at Gates, since we can work with hyperstrings and things without needing to use spells in between. But there's dog wizards and bird wizards-- not very many of them, though. And ehhif wizards, too, sure."

He went back to grooming, and kept talking between licks again. "A Gate. It's what opened up when I came through the water." Shudder. "Did you see that? The other place on the other side? I was trying to go to London, but the Gate is supposed to open up in the subway, not up here."