[Kenly]

Putting her hand out to the feline, she watched it patiently as it came nearer to her, sniffing loudly, drawing in her scent before it cautiously licked the palm of her hand. As its super-rough tongue grazed her palm, she squinted her eyes closed from the feel. It tickled something fierce.
When she opened her eyes, it was looking at her expectantly so she turned her hand over and cautiously reached up to stroke its head, between its ears. The fur on the beast was satiny soft and even in the low light from the back deck, it shined like nothing she'd seen before.
"Do you have a name, lovely?"