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Mabel and her mother Sofie raised cats.  They weren’t just any cats, they were Familiars.  They were cats who knew, and were, magic.  They were Witches’ cats.  They were cats who had power and knew how to use it.

Mabel’s mother didn’t know how far back the line of cats went.  Raising Familiars was simply what the Paws family did.  Mabel, herself, was raised surrounded by cats.  They slept in her cradle, licked milk off of her rosebud lips, purred into her tiny ears and cuddled around her to keep her warm and safe.  To say that Mabel and her mother loved cats was a huge understatement.  The cats loved them back but everyone knew they couldn’t stay together.  Each had a job to do and a path to follow.  Everyone except for Bunny.  Bunny was a stray.  She was a tiny little thing, undernourished, dehydrated and desperate…