Was she hearing things? Had Lyra just asked her if she would like to be eaten!? Cheerilee's heart was racing now. She was barely containing herself. She didn't know whether to laugh, or shout, or ... she had no idea what to do! So it came as a shock to her when her lips finally moved and sound came out. And when she understood the words that left her mouth, she wished she hadn't. "Yes?" She instantly regretted what she had said, but she seemed to have frozen up, unable to make a sound to deny what she had just said, and the pony ahead of her grinned broadly in response...