"Insufferable?" asks Gregor.



He's thrown off by the low-key reaction to showing up with a dog and a gun. It's weird when that doesn't work at making people nervous.

"It means - " begins Amie.

"I know what it means," he says, trying to recover the initiative. "Where is the mouse girl?"

"Bina?" asks Amie. "Oh - I wouldn't worry about her right now."