People have cats! Pet cats. Brock's seen them, they're around. It's possible that they all disappeared or went on the loose or starved or whatever happens when their owners leave, though -- Brock's not really sure about that. He's kept Kate's dog for, what, two years now? That's about the only experience he's had with castle pets being left behind.

Also, mostly what Brock will be doing the whole time is patrolling the castle at night like a dumbass and hanging out in his cabin during the day. It's a very exciting life he leads.

When Molotov flits up and kisses him, he grunts in that endearingly grumpy kind of way that men do when cute things happen and they try to stay tough. "What's that mean?"