[ he huffs. Well, the determination is there, at least. That's all he can ask for right now.

He'd better be able to eat his fill after this. Otherwise, it'll just be a huge waste of time, energy, and magic. ]

Yeah? Then prove it.

[ the cat stretches and yawns, exposing a mouthful of small sharp teeth. Then he looks past the creature in the direction of the rest of the back rooms. It crawled from there. Is that where the scientists are? ]

I can get a few of 'em to follow me back here. [ while looking cute isn't the reason he prefers wearing the form of black cats, it's come in handy countless times. ] Maybe all, if they're in one place and I cause a big enough ruckus. Then you can do as you like with their blood.

[ he glances at the beast again. ]

If you're really ready.