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Leek the cat grew up in the Inkbound Order.\nDuring the disciples' morning recitations, it'd perch on the windowsill and listen. When the master lectured on the classics, it would doze beside the writing desks with its eyes half-shut, letting all that lofty, world-shaping wisdom filter right into its little furry ears.\nAfter soaking in all those lectures and knocking over more than its fair share of inkwells, Leek came to a conclusion: it was a scholar. A feline of letters. A thoroughly civilized cat.\nAnd a civilized cat, naturally, had civic duties. Leek began patrolling the streets of Qingzhou, checking in on the neighborhood strays and lending a paw wherever it could. Before long, it was the most well-connected feline in the city. No matter which alley it strolled down, another cat was always there to nod hello.\nBecause of this, whenever the cats of Qingzhou ran into a problem, they brought it straight to Leek.\nIf a nasty stray dog was picking on a kitten, Leek would lead the little guy on a three-alley detour, expertly timing their walk to pass right by the patrolling city guards. If an expecting mother complained the nest wasn't cozy enough, it'd show the cat how to raid the scrap bins behind the kite-maker's shop for soft silk and paper shavings.\nProblems were solved, and the feline public was thrilled.\nThe consensus was clear: Leek was, without a doubt, the cleverest, most civilized cat in town.