"Poor thing," Thomas said, frowning for a moment. From what he'd heard, cats were very independent and could live alone for long periods of time if necessary but Jinx had very obviously attached herself to Derek and she probably missed him as much as a human would have missed a loved one.

"Glad you guys could mope around together," Thomas said, smiling slightly. Sometimes, misery really did love company. "I bet you guys made an interesting sight, both sulking around, backs hunched, frowns on your faces, just upset with the world. Kind of cute to think about, actually."