[A matter of perspective, perhaps. To a cat, they were just the right size and everything else was smaller or larger. To Charles, human that he was, his own size in the world was his reference.
Whatever he'd been expecting, while he started for the sudden movement, he didn't recoil or try to block the Cat as he launches his way, scrabbling up onto his shoulders with that quick grace that only a feline ever seemed to pull off. Blinking a moment as he processed the feel of the little furry weight against his shoulders, shifting his posture ever so slightly to make sure they were a stable perch for his companion, he let out a short laugh, bringing up a curled knuckle just low enough to be an offer of a chin rub if the Cat wanted it.]
As Your Majesty commands, [Teasing to be sure, but not a disrespectful sort.] I'd bow but-
[He'd been about to joke about the move dislodging the Cat, but something about the idea of bowing just had him making a light face as he pushed to his feet to carry them along at an easy sort of amble.]
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Whatever he'd been expecting, while he started for the sudden movement, he didn't recoil or try to block the Cat as he launches his way, scrabbling up onto his shoulders with that quick grace that only a feline ever seemed to pull off. Blinking a moment as he processed the feel of the little furry weight against his shoulders, shifting his posture ever so slightly to make sure they were a stable perch for his companion, he let out a short laugh, bringing up a curled knuckle just low enough to be an offer of a chin rub if the Cat wanted it.]
As Your Majesty commands, [Teasing to be sure, but not a disrespectful sort.] I'd bow but-
[He'd been about to joke about the move dislodging the Cat, but something about the idea of bowing just had him making a light face as he pushed to his feet to carry them along at an easy sort of amble.]
Maybe not. Don't think I'm much the bowing sort.