Salander was about to make his way back to the castle when he nearly stepped on what he thought was a small tumbleweed. It turned out to be a cat with such stubby legs it looked like it had difficulty moving at all. Thinking it was a stray (hey what does he know about animals), he wandered towards the front gate thinking of just tossing the creature over the wall and be done with it.

Instead the sight of the familiar blonde greets him "LEXI!" he called out as he sprinted over, seized her in his arms-- cat and all-- and twirled her around in the air. "MMMMwah! Welcome back Luv!" he said kissing her and muffling his welcome against her cheek. He finally settled her back down, eyes a little moist but blinked it away quickly. No tears rule, not in public, not even in front of his Gryffincess. "You got here ok?" he started until he could feel that there were others around them.

He finally turned as his sight fell on his Cookie!Princess and... the Kitchen Eagle. "H-Hey there!" he greeted them both a little too cheerfully, waving the tumbleweed cat in his hand, not even realizing he was still holding it. Hmm, why does company feel mighty familiar?