Manky nodded with the sort of ferocity that ruins a neck’s warranty.
“So tell me, why did the Catacombs consider your tale worthy of attention?”
Pleas became sobs.
“And don’t try avoiding the issue with tears, Pumbel, because I can assure you, shelling a hard-boiled egg with your bottom will redefine their necessity!”
When the egg was lowered in preparation, Manky offered an explanation, though not one his audience was anticipating. Covering his snout, Sinson-Rascalian stumbled backwards and gagged.
“You’ll have to do better than that,” he growled through a sleeve. “Answer me in a more conventional manner! Now, I say! Or this egg is going back where it metaphorically came from!”
Through some gags of his own, the little map-wielding dog suggested they dispense with the theatrics and p
