(Yep, money to spend on my rent, bills, food, and my animals' expenses.

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Star looks up, watching all the young felines with a sunken heart. She knew how Star (lion) felt, but she was too proud to admit it. Instead her face bore the emotion of anger and disturbance. She pretended that they were bothering her, and so began to nuzzle her cubs again. With a sigh, she lays her head in her paws.