"And I like to look good," Salem elaborated for him. That wasn't so weird for a cat. Maybe it was weird for a Fallen, though. "Fallen people are usually closer to the ground," he said.

"What--how rude have you been to other familiars?" he had to wonder, which did not seem very far fetched. This guy did pick him up before a proper introduction. No familiars that would talk to him, and no magic books, meant he must have known some very strange magic.