Years ago I read a book that had a scene about a man cursed to become a rat. Who hid his features for the comfort of others. Even going as far as tying his tail around his waist.
In the scene the man would untie his tail and reminisce about how nice it feels to allow it to slide over the cobblestones when nobody could see it.
I've long forgotten the title of the book, but it stuck with me, so I made FanArt. Maybe somebody else might know what book I'm talking about.
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This blew up more than I expected.
And I've done some thinking, trying to drum up the details of the book and trying to look up books with tropes matching it.
And I think it's probably one of the books of the Septimus Heap series.
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Good idea @oblomov
Can someone following #Bookstodon or #tomt maybe help me confirm a story if the following scene is from Septimys heap or if it's from another book?
The scene is about a ratman who hides his inhumane features for the comfort of others, but unties his tail in this scene in order to enjoy the feeling of his tail sliding over the street, while nobody can see it due to the night and the (I think rainy) weather.
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