Unsurprisingly, she was unable to make any sense of the distant voices. There were occasional words which she recognized, but for the most part, it was pure gibberish. Nevertheless, she was excited—here was her chance to meet more creatures like Dale. There might have also be a red-furred one—like in the counting book. Or—dare she hope—a horse? He’d seemed to indicate that they couldn’t come here, but maybe she’d misunderstood.