Twitchtip was so eager for her first glimpse of Regalia that I didn’t have the heart to disappoint her another minute. Right, Twitchtip?” Ripred said, poking the rat with the tip of his tail. Twitchtip yanked her nose from the moss, snapped at Ripred’s tail, which he whipped out of reach just in time, and shoved her nose back in the earth. “Isn’t she a charmer? Isn’t she just irresistible?” said Ripred. “And I’ve had her all to myself on a journey from the Dead Land. Imagine the fun.”
