They don't really have cats in Cephiro so... He wasn't expecting it to talk. Granted his pet certainly could but Inouva could take on human form as well. So it wasn't the same thing at all really.
"I have nothing you would be able to eat and no way to create anything."
This is great. lol!
"I have nothing you would be able to eat and no way to create anything."
So shoo. I have some serious brooding to do here.