[ At least the locals are accommodating, even if it does little to help Blaze feel less like a fool. She gently guides Lizzie along through the water as best she can with a half-paralyzed leg, all the while watching her friends to make sure the damage isn’t worse than they first thought. ]

Thank you so much, and you needn’t apologize. Our apologies for intruding.

We mean to go back out there to see if we can eliminate some of those troublesome creatures once we’re both in working order.