Lucinda doesn’t give up easily. In her own mind, she is determined to join this adventurous group of her peers, the Mousecateers. They can easily become the Four Mousecateers rather than stick to three of them. Lucinda’s mother might be hard to convince. Her mother has plans for Lucinda to become a feline debutante when they get back to the USA. This is the latest thing among rich humans, and the felines are set to do the same. Lucinda doesn’t fancy being dressed up as a doll and paraded around to see if she can catch the fancy of some rich male cat with whom she has nothing in common.
No. She must join the Mousecateers and have some adventures.
First of all, she must attract their attention more forcefully so they know she is absolutely determined. She gets up early every morning and tries to locate the group somewhere on the ship. They don’t let her know where they will be, as she isn’t a member. Sometimes she traipses around all day without finding them.
Nero is busy working in his various apprentice roles, so he is often busy. He is a wonderful gym instructor, she hears. Wouldn’t it be great if he could train her!
At last, she finds the group practising defence in the early morning when no passengers are around. Without a thought for her safety, she approaches them.
This is so unsafe. Lucinda could have been injured, or Sirin, when the young white female jumped into their midst. Nero isn’t happy. When Lucinda asks him about training, he wonders if her mother would approve of all this. Does she even know that Lucinda is following them around? He has seen her looking for him.
‘Okay, Lucinda,’ he says. Ask your mother first, and then we will see if you are really determined. You must reach a good fitness level before we will consider you.’
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