"Oh, well. The reason I was asking is that we've got a population of Beavers. And they really are beavers -- the fuzzy kind, with the big front teeth. They're great with carpentry." What a mysterious place Falena was...

He looked a little surprised. "You've got kidnappings and takeovers? Wow, that sounds like an awful lot to worry about. But you must be pretty tough, if you've been through all that."