Little lotus was sobbing and sniffling as it protested: “T..Those books aren’t useless…”
[Hmph]
Little black cat lifted his paw and swiftly swept the top book off the table as it landed with a loud thud.
“Nooooooooooooooo.” Little lotus face became pale as it scuttled forward and lunged forward to ‘save’ the book as he brought it into his embrace protectively.