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Chou had grown quite a bit in the months since Jack had given him to Alcuin; though despite his long and lanky build, he was still full of kittenish energy, and as Alcuin sat in the grass outside his home, the light gray kitten darted about around him, chasing some small insect.
Alcuin was reading, of all things, the Bible. He had gotten through a good bit of it during his time here on the island, but never quite like this. Phedre had been teaching him a bit of Habiru over the years (largely an intellectual exercise, prompted by good-natured teasing that she now knew so many more languages than he), and now that she was gone, he was taking up the study himself by making his way back through the book, written in Hebrew. He thought it a bit odd to find both the New and Old Testaments in the language given what he knew of the religious divide (combined in his world as the Yeshuites), but then, he had found much stranger things on the bookshelf.
As he turned the page, and at the same time thought he saw the kitten dart off, out of the corner of his eye. "Chou!" he called, and lifted his head to see her pounce after something that was apparently trying to escape down the path. As Alcuin set the book aside and started to scramble to his feet, he called in sharp French, "Come back here before you find yourself getting into trouble!"
Alcuin was reading, of all things, the Bible. He had gotten through a good bit of it during his time here on the island, but never quite like this. Phedre had been teaching him a bit of Habiru over the years (largely an intellectual exercise, prompted by good-natured teasing that she now knew so many more languages than he), and now that she was gone, he was taking up the study himself by making his way back through the book, written in Hebrew. He thought it a bit odd to find both the New and Old Testaments in the language given what he knew of the religious divide (combined in his world as the Yeshuites), but then, he had found much stranger things on the bookshelf.
As he turned the page, and at the same time thought he saw the kitten dart off, out of the corner of his eye. "Chou!" he called, and lifted his head to see her pounce after something that was apparently trying to escape down the path. As Alcuin set the book aside and started to scramble to his feet, he called in sharp French, "Come back here before you find yourself getting into trouble!"