An Encounter Amid Resistance

Sun Meng ambled down an alley, the three ragdoll cats trailing behind her. They were jumping and weaving around each other, seemingly in good spirits.

Her brows furrowed when she took another look at the map displayed on her phone.

"Hmm, this café is more elusive than I thought. My beloved Lizzie, where on earth could you be?" she thought.

Caesar observed her with interest.

"Have you noticed yet?" he asked his companions as he licked his nose.

"Noticed what?" Diana responded.

"That Sun Meng is terrible with directions. She's lost. We're never going to be able to find our destination," Catherine replied through gritted teeth.

"We've been walking forever," Caesar added, raising his paws so he could look at the pads beneath them, "My pink and beautiful soles are now black and sooty. I can't even bring myself to lick them clean. If we keep going, I'm going to get blisters soon."