King Kittle's cat, Topaz, was quite large. He weighed more than the king, and his shoulders passed the king's waist. His thick short hair, the color of butter, was striped with pale orange and his eyes were a deep shade of yellow topaz, the gem for which he was named. They possessed an eerie, luminous quality that was impossible to describe. There were times when the cat appeared to be looking through an object rather than resting his gaze upon it. This was quite unsettling to others, especially if the cat happened to be looking at them.