Riley let out another whuff of air, sat up on his hind legs and then stood up, and padded towards the bed. He considered the smooth surface for a moment and then leaped on top of it, turned around in a circle and lay back down, his head between his front legs. If the robe had felt strange on his skin, the sheets felt even more strange on his thick coat. Considering what Tao had said, Riley raised his head and bared his teeth to gnaw on an itching spot on his right front leg.