Pit gulped, then almost threw up. Luckily Ravenna held his jaws closed and he couldn't, so somehow he wrenched back control of his digestive system and waited for something in her demeanor to change.

Suddenly Ravenna gasped and whined and started forward, releasing her jaws. The thrust of her powerful chest sent Pit sprawling in a pile of his own ears and paws. He lay there, unwilling to move until she'd said something, proving she was rational again.

"Pit, I'm so ...