[As much as it makes him hate her more, threatening that cat had been effective learning tool.

She grins a little, remembering Prim's dismay the second time she caught her dunking the cat into a water bath as punishment. How much she worshipped Buttercup. And how much Buttercup worshipped her.]

He hates water even more than he hates me. It's been effective before. Besides, I catch the fatter squirrels with the better entrails.

[And he knows that just as well.]