I believe I'm limited to escaping through the tunnels in order to obtain said cat spell. It followed me down the ladder near the shrine of the 7 and can't get back up. So I may have to leave via the tunnels/dungeons as opposed to teleporting or other various means.

Thanks for the info - I had been wondering if the cat was going to provide anything useful for keeping it alive.

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