“He understood when the kzin kitten looked up at its parent and asked, “Is it good to eat?” The adult’s eyes met Louis’s eyes. Louis let his smile widen to show the teeth. The adult said, “No.” In the confidence of four Man-Kzin wars plus some “incidents” – all centuries in the past, but all won by men – Louis grinned and nodded. You tell him, Daddy! Its safer to eat white arsenic than human meat!”
