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To be precise, the knocking sound arose at 2:27 a.m. on Saturday. And it wasn't the noise from downstairs that woke the sleeping Shard; it was the cat lying next to his pillow.
This timid cat was always extra alert when asleep, and after the knock downstairs startled it awake, it kept scratching the pillow with its paws to make noise. And as soon as Shard woke up, Mia immediately burrowed under the thin blanket he was using, revealing only her tiny head and looking around vigilantly.
"It's okay, don't be scared... Oh, who would come to find me at this hour?"
After grabbing the revolver from the bedside table, Shard yawned and walked downstairs in his slippers. The timid cat crept out from under the blanket and followed at his feet, but when Shard reached the hallway, the orange cat stood at the corner of the stairs peeking downstairs with a worried expression.
"Who is it?"
