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The door closed behind him with a soft click, and suddenly the cell felt much smaller. Cheese's warning growl filled the claustrophobic room, the sound vibrating through the floor where he pressed against my leg. I reached down instinctively, my fingers finding his fur, trying to calm him before he did something that would get him hurt.
āPlease, I thought desperately. Please don't make this worse.
āSonya's gaze dropped to Cheese, and something strange passed over her face. Her eyes glistened, as if tears were forming, as she stared at his bandaged stump where his fourth foot should have been.
