Sun Mote Copse and the mome raths outgrabe

Her father swore his protection and then began to move. Sugar remained huddled beneath him, sheltered from the brunt of the rainfall, and found herself giggling as they trundled toward the den. She only fell silent when she noticed the earthworms emerging from the waterlogged soil, wriggling in the puddles of rainwater accumulating everywhere. She almost shouted for her dad's attention again but, abruptly, they'd reached the den's entrance and he was ushering her inside.

And before Sugar could share about the worms, jaws closed around her damp nape and she found herself being airlifted and then dropped between her mother's forelegs. Finley made quick work of the moisture clinging to the youngster's fur, which sent Sugar off to sleep without pretense or warning. She dreamed of worms.