"We don't know a whole lot more about Clow, either. He created the Cards, and Kero, and the Book and the Staff, and Temple's the cardcaptor, but that's all. I take from this that it's basically impossible to find out someone's a critter without the appropriate medallion?"

"Pretty much. Ah, wouldn't Kero know?"

"Know what?"

"If Clow was some sort of critter."

"Oh, he was a Sphinx."

"And you didn't—Kero, you could mention things when things related to them are brought up, you don't need to wait until someone asks."

"I kinda wasn't really paying attention."

Fenris frowns. "What are you paying attention to then?"

"...I'm kinda hungry."

...

"He eats a lot for someone of that size. Sadde, sorry for bothering you, but do you have anything?"

"Yeah I should have something." He gets up and goes to the kitchen.

Kero follows, grinning.

And since the apartment is small they can still carry on with the conversation.

"So... what can you tell us about yourselves?"

"Mom's not magical, I live only with her, have an affinity for shapeshifting magic, not as far as I know a critter, met Temple when he was experimenting with magic."

"Yup, similar story except my mom is magical and so is my dad. I can't believe I didn't ask about this before, but we are apprehensive of you because my dad warned her that his clan would capture me if they had the chance."

"Capture you?"

"To drain my magic."

"That isn't really something that sorcerer clans do to other sorcerers. Some used to hunt critters to harness their parts for magic, but I am not entirely sure that actually works and doing so would risk the peace between the clans and Avalons."

"Avalons?"

He returns from the kitchen, having appeased Kero with pie.

"So I might be a critter then? I guess my dad wouldn't want to explain magical beasts and where to find them to my mom."

Felix chuckles. "Avalons are places where critters gather and build communities where they can be themselves without fear. And you might well be a critter, both of you actually, we could check."

"I thought you'd said it wasn't possible to check?"

"Not without a medallion and I was proposing to do that."

"Of course, false negatives are a thing. Or you could be a natural shapeshifter."