Copious mental notes are taken. He just needs to believe enough to swim in the burny lake! He has much to learn.

Upon receiving the bowl of salad, the experienced Shadow Ear does an inquisitive sniff at it to deter-

Bommel is already face-first in the bowl, munching away happily. This is almost as good as Aunt Coney's tuber closeness!

From the depths of the bowl comes: "We can *munch* take a quick *munch HROMP* look, yeah!" Even more rapid munching occurs, as the bowl + silktail spin on the table. "But we *slurp* need to talk with Impigo first!"