Lambert can't help smirking. "Shouldn't spend all your time playing around on beaches, then. Heard if we train 'em up and pass some kind of test while we're here, we get to keep them for good."

Though the little pup looks like it could hardly beat a bug on a good day, Lambert's own experience with Pig has given him more respect for not underestimating pint-sized creatures. After all, nekkers were much the same. You let their height get in the way of realizing they could kill you, and you wouldn't survive long.