"The what?" Bach is a fool, but not a big enough one to not pick up on that. "She's been mean to you? Because I'm sure it was a misunderstanding, she's terribly .." His sentence trails off when he realizes what kind of palace he's in right now.

"Mother Mary."

It takes him a few minutes to come back to reality. "Cinderella!" He gets down on his knees and opens his arms. "Love!"

The cat's ears perk up, and a second later she's coming for him, big leaps until she's in his lap, purring like a small machine. "Cinderella. Oh God don't ever terrify me like that again, please. You stupid cat."