Immediately, Holly ducked into the bushes. She could hear Tarek nearby but she wanted to have fun. She was going to drag this out for as long as she could, hopefully to prevent him from leaving. Her tail curled and uncurled as she giggled softly in her hands, still hiding in the shadows of the berry bushes.

Holly chose to let Tarek stand there dumbfounded for a few seconds before she poked her head out of the bushes, looking for him. "I'm right here, you silly starling!" She giggled as she dragged herself from the bushes, leaves and twigs stuck in her hair and the fur of her hind legs. (Which, she shook off quickly after emerging from the bushes.)

Now was her chance to recite the little bit of information she was practicing...

"This is my favorite place to nap. Isn't it pretty? It's probably much better than where those humans come from." She mumbled the last sentence, but mumbled it loud enough for Tarek to hear. Truthfully, Holly was lonely and the idea of him leaving was too scary to think about. "Here, eat some!" She turned and pulled some berries from the bushes to pile them in her hand so she could hold them out to offer to Tarek.