Trixi opened one eye and then gazed across at James, wondering how he had found her in the first place. She sighed under her breath and then slowly rose up off the ground, shaking herself vigorously and thrashing her thick fur around. Trixi yawned widely, her black tongue rolling out of her gaping jaws for a brief moment, but her tongue disappeared again once she closed her mouth. She looked over at James and then her ears flickered forward, tilting her head slightly to one side.