That was a good question. She wasn't sure there were any toys laying around, per se. Interesting stuff to play with wasn't the same as toys.

"Oh, it's way better than a toy," she said, standing up and gesturing for Elena to follow her.

If she guessed right, then she knew exactly where her favorite ball of orange-and-white fluff was hiding. This many people would be intimidating. One blonde child giving him attention? Tooootally a different story.

"This is my cat, Petey," she said, flopping him onto her lap without much fuss.