Whoo! 'May not' would be the king of all understatements - Rhys is convinced that all five of them couldn't even control one paw, let alone the rest of the panther. 😟
Yes, with five metre griffins and fantastic friendly felines, they're definitely not in the human world they left.
Hmm! You are sure presenting lots of interesting and thoughtful ideas, Geoffrey. This 'old man, whom we haven't even met yet, seems to be increasingly significant to our esteemed readers.
Yes, Dead World is a far cry from the abundant life and other wonders in store.
The 'old man' certainly has a powerfully positive place in the minds of the griffins and panthers. Let's hope it's as straightforward as that with the friends.
Chapter 21.
For four hours, according to Tan’s watch, they'd followed the gentle downward trail through stands of trees and frequent grassy clearings and now they were walking round to loosen up their aching muscles. Every hour they’d had one of these short breaks because Woorawa insisted it was the best way to cover long distances. No one disagreed. He’d called for this one a little early because the trail had just dipped steeply and off to the right was the distinctive rush of a waterfall.
This dog person regards this comment with appropriate bewilderment. (lol while happily accepting the exuberant hyperbole!)
Hmm - no Macavity - but somewhere or other a cat called Cheshire gets a reference.
'Giant cats' - that's for sure. George, the horse, is taller than ordinary horses and Gryl is taller than George.
The companions meet the old man in chapter 22.