Gerd, Edelweis's troll and person, had almost shrieked at that, but then he showed it was a trick. And she laughed. Oak liked when two leggers laughed. Tears, the water they got in the eyes? those were different. Both Edelweiss and he knew, as all dogs knew, that tears were the enemy; an enemy to be combatted with wet noses and wetter tongues, and head bumps so they would know that you were there together, and that together you could defeat anything. Even the sads!