The hoons splayed their shaggy legs and a soft mewling escaped the bag where Dwer kept his tytlal prisoner.

She opened her mouth and there came the strange noise he'd heard, a soft mewling that sounded of bone-deep fright and helplessness.

He heard that soft mewling again.

He heard a soft mewling, like a wounded cat, coming from behind a low outcrop of hard black rock.

He heard the soft mewling of a small animal, the pad of tiny paws, but he did not turn around.

Then she heard a soft, plaintive mewling.

What a soft mewling fool this one is.

His body shuddered with excitement at the soft mewling sounds she made.

Ahead Templeton heard a soft mewling.

His soft mewling had turned into a hiss, and she could feel his claws flexing.