i ask the wolf as i lift rex up by his armpits and begin to drag him toward the guard station . a fuzzy mist surrounded the entire planet . let the police go through the house . he had another advantage here , of course : he had lived in this palace , free to come and go . a chubby guy wearing a tennis visor grinned back at them from his behaved and shiny brown mare . across the room , lucas was watching her . her mother gave her a satisfied smile in return . 