Her original owner...isn't in this world anymore. Gale entrusted her to me when he had too many of them to care for.

[Kaveh does vanish into the kitchen, both to start the kettle and dig around for some booze (he has sent Mehrak to alert Alhaitham so the man can decide for himself whether or not to involve himself in this.) Shadowlily, for her part, gently taps her paw against Heizou's arm with another small chirrup.]