What green skies doth portend, young Rusty??  Oh, heavens… my worst fears are being realized!  Rusty is resplendent in his v-neck sweater and polo shirt (Lands’ End?) while Smith is in awe of the sheer expanse of the Lost Forest lands…

But there’s Frankie, (oops, almost stuck an “Ol’” in there)  shin deep in the stream, holding a sodden, drowned animal in his rapacious mitts… no doubt an otter…  but is it Mollie or Oscar??  But really, did we need Rusty to tell us what he is seeing??  Why not have him call out, “NOOOOO!!!!!” instead of the overly bland and stilted, “Oh look, there is a man pulling something otter-like out of the stream…”  c’mon Elrod, give your readers a little credit!