Irhya opens her mouth when he pats her head, but just ends up gaping indignantly at him for a moment before closing it. Just because she's short and her ears look different...

"Yes," she growls, getting down on her haunches to be ready to snatch the doll in case it should try to come out the way it came in. But what if it retreats into the middle of the hollow where neither of them can reach it? She frowns at the tree, wondering how easy it would be to cut it or knock it over...

"If you can't reach it from there, I might have another idea."