"Smells what, so good, smells what?" I poop! I poop Ge-go!"

"Be she princess, Overlander, be she? Be she queen, be she?"

"Bat!" she shouted, pointing to the monstrous animal above her. "Geez!" thought Gregor. "Doesn't anything scare her?"

"The girl shook her head, "You will have to be stronger or smarter than I am." Boots looked up at the girl, registered…"

"If roaches talked and bats played ball games, then probably there was a cow jumping a moon somewhere, too."

"Doors are for those who lack enemies."

"Welcome, Overlander," he said. Then he grabbed Gregor's arm and spoke in his ear in a dramatically hushed voice. "Bew…"

""I would as soon bond with a stone. At least it could be counted on not to run away in battle." Luxa broke into a gri…"

"Do I have any say in this?" he asked. To his surprise, Fangor and Shed laughed. "He speaks!" said Shed. "What a treat…"

"One, she was clear as a bell, and the next she was calling him Simon. Who was SIMON He had no idea."