And on that farm he had a -- dear God, what is that thing?

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He'd gone back to the ship and spent a day in preparation, contacted the ship about transport, made the purchases...  And so now he had a couple cages of swine -- the individual in the ridiculous fur cap had called them targs, but the seemed quite boar-like.

There were cattle -- six-legged cattle, but cattle all the same, and the individual in the ridiculous broad-brimmed hat had assured him their milk would be safe for the consumption of the humans.

And he had some actual deer, on the oath of yet another man in a ridiculous hat. Skittish, but he was going to get them situated one way or another.

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"Very interesting. Do you plan to pasture them here as well?"

"They are called simply 'deer,'" the Chancellor explains.

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"No - they're mountain creatures. When I can find someone to make a little mountain for them, I'll settle them there."

She peers at the deer, picking apart their features with a breeder's eye - "So - so that's what they look like without the -cat parts?"

Amazing

"What makes a simply-cat then?"

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He smiles. "I often wondered what they meant by 'cat' as well. Then Imperial Research and Development finally presented Her Majesty with their attempt to recreate one. They are furry, fanged creatures that walk on four padded, clawed paws and have a long tail."