Kale gave a small whine, looking at the woman who'd put him in such a perdicament, he shook his wolfish way, trying to communicate without speaking that it was a BAD idea for him to get up at the current moment.  Even if the sticks prodding him were VERY uncomfortable...  He swore he'd have been a nicer companion to the Queen's least favorite niece if it would have gotten him out of such an embarassing - and PAINFUL - situation.