Removing the Thorn

"Well of course I can talk, old boy. Now if you'd just be a thoroughly good sort and remove this thorn..."

Fred did so, and the lion-beast sighed in relief. "That's much better. I am forever in your debt."

"Perhaps you could repay us by helping to kill the dragon," Astra suggested.

1. "Of course."
2. But the rabbit part of the beast dominated its character. "I'm afraid I must decline," it said, not mentioning the reason, which was that it was scared stiff at the idea.
3. "Nice claws, madam," the beast observed. "You could dig yourself a lovely burrow with those."

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