 They truly belonged to the people of the city of Noradz.This results in, when the heroes pass Noradz, the Muddlets bolting (due to excitement at catching the scent of home) and the heroes ending up in the clutches of the Ra-Kacharz.The three muddlets are returned to their herd and neither them nor any other Muddlets are featured or mentioned for the rest of the series, although Barda says, "I'm so hungry I could eat a muddlet!"