The warning had come too late. Vyers started forward as the cat's paw came down on Laharl, hesitating only a moment to see if Laharl would be able to free himself. Then the other paw came down on the boy and he moved off to the side, rushing at the cat's side and slamming into it. Whether it would work or not with his small size, he didn't know, but he had no plans to allow this cat to eat either of them.