It's like a kind of torture to have to watch the show

The indignity! She couldn't even control the way her legs instinctively curled up towards her stomach or the way her tail tucked in tight. Cricket could argue that she would get there faster on her own but with the distance they had covered, it was true that she probably would have had to stop for a nap or two, so maybe they did make it here quicker this way, and the gentle rocking back and forth may or may not have rocked her off to sleep at least once... not that she'd ever admit it! (even if she did snore).

She could smell the pack scent stronger now and she curled even further in on herself. Was this even really a good idea? Sure the big pinkish guy was alright but what about the rest of them? Would they even want her if her own family hadn't? A little bubble of uncertainty burst in her chest and she began to try and wriggle in the big guys grasp. "Maybe this isn't the best idea!"

“Speech”