Juro realized that there was a rather sudden silence by now. The tinkle of water hitting the metallic leaves had stopped - and, of course, so had the rain.

He looked around to make sure that he wasn't just imagining it, and then noticed the cat-like creature standing below on the ground. "And just what are you looking at?" he said to her, glowering at her. He stood up on the branch he'd been sitting on, using one arm to grab a branch above him to keep his balance. With his fur still dripping water, he really didn't look as frightening as he could have been.