I think it's worth making a mild correction. "Melifen" is the formal race name for felines in Ranea. An early exchange between Roulette and an unnamed human woman:
"What are you again? Foxes and cats don't want to be called foxes and cats, so what's a raccoon?"
"A Procya."
"I don't know why you all need two names. Humans are just humans."
Roulette gave her a patient smile. "We're all speaking your language. If we spoke Melifeni everywhere, you'd have two names and the cats--"
To finish her thought: cats would just be cats, because everyone would be be speaking the cats' language, i.e., the language of the Melifen. The only furry characters in the story referred to as "Melifen" are indeed felines.
I think it's worth making a mild correction. "Melifen" is the formal race name for felines in Ranea. An early exchange between Roulette and an unnamed human woman:
To finish her thought: cats would just be cats, because everyone would be be speaking the cats' language, i.e., the language of the Melifen. The only furry characters in the story referred to as "Melifen" are indeed felines.
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