With no thumbs or means by which to catch and toss the ball, Guenhwyvar works out quickly how to find the angle the ball is tossed to Drizzt, who found it increasingly hard to catch it. At length, he was he who called for a break, because it seemed as though his dearest friend was intentionally making this difficult, combined with his feet in the sand.

He found seating there, among the dunes, laughing. "It is a simple thing, a ball, but it is entertaining."