Thank you, both of you. You certainly showed them a show-stopping ending.

[The sight of that pretty and oddly shaped cat makes Joshua smile but he's not one to judge a friend by their looks. Lyney and his cat friend just helped him out of a bad situation.

He then pulls a small package out of his tunic which is wrapped in black ribbons.]

I was en route to deliver this package, and my assumption is that the man wanted to claim whatever is concealed within it for himself.