Far, far, away, in the distant realm of Tortall, a man calls for his wife.

"'Lanna! 'Lanna! Come see what I got at the fair!"

"What, George?" Alanna called tiredly, looking out the bathroom door with still-wet hair and a towel in hand.

George, grinning wide, pulled a pink, squishy llama out of a small, burlap sack.