Did he have a separate will? Did Adam think he was... "I'm a person." He couldn't quite keep the offense out of his tone. No one remembered him but that didn't mean that he hadn't existed before he'd accepted his duty. It was tempting to use his 'separate will' to let Adam wander the temple on his own, but Alec couldn't quite deny himself the opportunity to be around someone who didn't have paws.

Gently removing Emily from his boot, he followed behind Adam, trying to ignore the strange emotions that had caught him off guard. He wasn't supposed to be offended by the priestess. Or hurt by the idea that he hadn't been been someone before he'd accepted the Angel's request. He was simply the guardian of the temple. Alec was like the cats, not someone important. The priestess chose what happened next. "You're heading toward the orchards."