And with that, Grimalkan transformed into a mouse. Puss revealed his true intelligence, then, and attacked the mouse, eating him up. He choked a bit and said to himself:
“That’s the first meat I’ve eaten in 9 years! Not too shabby, either! Grimalkan tasted… Great!”
Puss clicked his boots and went on his merry way to find the young man once more.
He brought the man to the now vacant castle and informed him of his new identity, as the Marquis of Carabas.
“This is your castle, I am your advisor, and we are rich. It is as simple as that. Now, when the king comes to visit — which he will — you will do as I say” he said.
