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"Besides," Liono said, "There's really nobody I would want
to play games with, not games like that."
"What about, oh, Mara?" Snarf said, recalling one of the
pretty young females from the Tree People.
"No, nobody there. Nobody I really trust, Snarf."
"Not even ol' Snarf?"
"Well of course I trust you, Snarf."
"Then why don't you play some of them with me?" Snarf asked,
tilting his head to the side.
"You mean, you...and me...?"
"Sure, Liono. Why not?"
"Well, I mean...I never expected...you keep telling me
you're getting too old, Snarf. And I couldn't ask you to..."
Snarf bounded out of his chair and into Liono's lap. Even
at 41 kilos, Snarf's weight was nothing to Liono, the strongest
of the Thundercats. Snarf put his paws to Liono's chest and
said, "Your old buddy Snarf used to have quite a reputation,
Liono. Even Thunderans knew they were no match for ol' Snarf,
not even in bed, snarf, snarf, snarf!"
Liono lau
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