PANEL ONE: Maiz and the champion ride the giant rat Nezhoni across a barren landscape. NEZHONI: Hold on a sec... I smell something. PANEL TWO: Close on Nezhoni. NEZHONI: It's not a BAD smell. But it's...WEIRD. Unnatural. Unearthly. PANEL THREE: They ride on in silence. PANEL FOUR: Closer on the champion and Nezhoni. CHAMPION: Okay, you're trying to think of a way to turn this into another crack about my homemade gingerbread cookies, aren't you? NEZHONI: Nah. I SAID it wasn't a BAD smell.