“And you say everyone can talk here? All the animals?” Harold asked Bug as she led him through the windy halls of the void house.

“Yep, Trashcat couldn’t until recently, and only a few of the animals in Ethel’s realm can talk so far, but every void house resident is a fully speaking member of our wonderful little group. Isn’t it amazing?” Bug looked up at Harold as she asked that.

“Yes, Bug, it certainly is.” He still wasn’t sure what to make of all this. Bug had shown him room after room. In one of them, there was a giant spider playing cards with a centipede. Another had capybaras preparing snacks for the meeting that he was apparently expected to attend.

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“Oh, just wait until you meet the other members of the canine council. They’re great, and I’m sure Trashcat will love Roger. It’s probably about time anyway, so we should head to the situation room and make sure we get a seat. It’s going to be packed. Did I tell you that we’ve never done a full meeting before?”

“You didn’t, so I get to be privy to the first void council?” Harold smiled down at the dog as he asked.