Tired of torturing the prisoners with his minions, Number 1 got an idea. He noticed that Caesar the rabbit really did not smell good. Intentionally, it would seem, as he reported that he had not bathed in years.

So Number 1 asked Ms. B if she and her kittens would help wash him with soap and water, using brushes – all would be provided. She leapt at the chance. She had wanted him to wash himself for as long as she knew him, but he refused again and again, insisting that bunny ladies loved the scent of his manly musk. Well, she didn't like it. When he was not servicing the bunny ladies, he was babysitting her kittens, and that simply would not do. "Of course!" she said, "Let us at him." He led the cat family to a special room in the dungeon where Caesar was shackled to the ceiling; they were given some rope to get to other areas with the brush as he was sure to wiggle a bit.

Ruck the duck was tied up in there too, and Number 1 asked if one of them could bring his feathers back to their original white color. A fool's errand since the black smudges at the tips of his feathers were natural coloration, still, somehow Cleo managed to get some of it out. Not much Ruck could do. His complaints of "Who washes a duck anyway?" were only met with a reply of "Me!" from the kitten.

In getting the insurgents to do the work for him, Number 1 was very pleased with himself. Now, should he tell Sylvio, or just keep it a secret?

A big pic from artist  Lewdango of an imagined scene from the French comic Animal Castle which we recommend everyone read. I think this artist's style lends itself
very well to this and it helped that he was a big fan of the comic already. This was my first big pic I commissioned after losing both of my dogs to cancer. This along with a 30 day
long trip to eastern europe helped me to get back on life's track.

Characters © Philip Delep and Ablaze Comics