Rule by grace. Reign by judgment. Destroy absolutely everything if necessary.
Some cats inspire devotion with a slow blink and a seat you were foolish enough to think was yours. Others prefer to hold court from the softest cushion in the house, protected by ceremony, attended by spirits, and fully prepared to punish dissent with royal force. Vanessa Stockard captures that particular feline nobility perfectly—serene, untouchable, faintly ridiculous, and never more than a moment away from reminding the household who this kingdom really belongs to.
