"You're only kidding yourself if you think you're not already." She would feed, the same as the rest of them. "No, that's not why I'm here. I'm not going to bother ordering you around, either - you're stubborn enough that you'd find a way around it."

His hand curled slowly, sharp nails dragging softly across the kitten's abdomen, not quite breaking the skin. He let out a little mew of protest, and Koizumi's next words were hard and pronounced, his expression mildly annoyed. "I just want you to understand the consequences, should you interfere with one of us again."