Mia snorts. "There isn't a mabari alive who wouldn't snap that up raw. I don't care how well trained they are."

She glances back at Alistair. "I don't mind thinking about it. It's part of how we got here, isn't it. Bits of it were frightening and miserable -- " A wry smile. "But it all seems to have come out fine in the end. Got other things to worry about, like the ruckus happening over there." Nodding at the children-and-Gru circus.