Point of view for this passage Diego looked over the edge. He thought about how far the ground was. The wind gusted Whitney turn
ed to him and said, "Its beautiful up here, huh?" Diego could not think about beauty. All he could think about was not falling off the edge. He said, "Yeah, Whitney, it really is beautiful. Hey, how long do you want to stay up here?" Whitney laughed and said, "Let's stay up here the of our lives!" Diego grimaced. He was afraid that this scenario was all too likely.
I would say "paw" is the correct analogy to a cat because a tire to a car helps the car move and is on the bottom of a car in a sense. Therefore, a paw to a cat is as vital as a tire to a car in the sense of mobilization.
