Perhaps because they were holding Souls that did not belong to them.
The bodies of the Gem Cat and the White Jade Cat suddenly swelled by a full size, growing from something small enough to sit in the palm of a hand into something just a little bigger than a clenched fist.
The newly Awakened White Jade Cat seemed not to have yet recovered the feeling of being a Wizard. It looked just like a real Little White Cat, arching its back as it squatted on the sleeping Witch's hand, a low rumbling sound coming from its throat as it warily sized up the extremely tall figure standing by the bed. The Magic Power spilling off its body formed a hazy halo at the edges of the jade, like a ring of fur puffed up in fright.
Compared to the White Jade Cat, the Gem Cat's behavior was much more unusual.
