closely), he’d better be careful about what kind of companion he chose. He’d be in classes and rehearsals all the time, and studying when he wasn’t at the school. It would be cruel to have a pet that needed a lot of atten­tion.
A dog would be out of the question. So would a parrot or any other bird bigger than a pair of budgies. With enough toys and each other, a couple of budgies would be all right left alone all day, and so would the right temperament of cat. If I got an adult cat from the pound, or even rescued one off the street. . . .
Maybe a tabletop waterfall and some environmental disks might be the better answer. Or canaries? Eric sighed, remembering the birds of Underhill. Now that was one thing he would miss about the place.
I wonder if Dharinel would let me sneak a couple of those Underhill larks out here? I