"Mao!"
Emil watched as Kitty ran between Reynir and Lalli while they were waiting for dinner. Reynir tried to play with the cat, Kitty tried to play with Lalli, and Lalli was just in a sour mood and hissed at her when she came too close. Emil pulled out a string he had hidden in his pocket a few days earlier. A scrunched up paper was tied to one end of the string and he held it infront of himself, called for Kitty.
"Ks ks ks."
Kitty stopped inbetween Reynir and Lalli, her ears moving to locate the sound.
"Ks ks ks."
She looked right at Emil, and Emil dangled the string. Kitty's eyes fixated on it, she crouched, her back raised again and she shook it a little, her tail wagging. Then she leaped at the paper, got her paws around it, pulled at it and then ran away again. Emil laughed, made some more ks-sounds, and kitty attacked the paper again, rolling on the ground between Emil's feet. He scratched her head and she purred before attacking the string again.
Reynir looked a bit jealous, Emil noted with satisfaction, but just as he noticed it Kitty ran back to Reynir.
"Maaaao."
Reynir petted her, scratched her head and she meowed again, a bit louder. Reynir laughed nervously, said something in Icelandic and looked around. Emil crossed his arms over her chest and glared at the farmer.
"She wants food."
Reynir lifted her, put her in his lap and patted her again. Kitty protested slightly, but Reynir assumed she was just playful. Emil let out a sigh and got up from the ground, looked towards Lalli before heafing inside to see if there was still some tuna.
Out of the whole crew he felt like he was the one who understood cats best.