end of his shift. there was something he wanted to do.
it was night. snapper had arrived to take over wily’s guard duty, and gumdrop had decided to go home as well. the mouse–for some reason–had been talking the fox’s ears off nearly the whole walk home. it was all about the human girl and how worried she was. it was like she had forgotten who she was even talking to.
the fox turned back around and walked back towards his house. gumdrop entered her house, but just before she had fully closed her front door, she noticed wily walking back the same way they had been going. she said to herself, 