Narrow Escape

My cat has been unusually affectionate these last few days.  He comes up to me, rubs his head against my ankle and rolls around my feet. A few days ago, he was cornered by four big dogs but managed to escape.  He later came back to the house limping and with three dog bites on his body.  I immediately took him to the vet for treatment and thankfully he's okay now. I have since then kept him indoors at night for his own safety.  I know he misses his nightly sojourns outside the house and he goes about every evening with a bored expression on his face.  I suspect he is playing up to me so that I will let him out!