Sylvia once again had to stifle a laugh when she saw Buddy place his Snapleaf Token right where his mouth should be. She imagined for a moment if she had gotten him one of those duck whistles or a kazoo. Would either of those make a sound if Buddy tried to use them? The world may never know...
She listened to her friends as they walked on, and after Shortfang brought up the deal, Sylvia answered him, explaining her thoughts, "I thought about that Shortfang, and there's a bit of a problem with that idea: We don't know how long we're going to be in Gransys. There is a chance we may have to leave after we deliver the message to Erod, so the six month deal wouldn't necessarily work for us,"