"That's true," he laughed warmly, "Nope, it's not a rude question. It does take a lot of work. I use this special soap/shampoo liquid, plus I need to brush and comb regularly or else my fur gets knotted. Thankfully, I can still brush my fur, but I can't wait to have a mighty nice shower,"

Mr. Slick had to admit he and the shower will be very good friends when Spring arrives.

"Ah, perhaps," he gave a small shrug as he smiled, "I would rather worry about that when this entire storm is over. I gotta admit I'm not familiar with magical stuff, so I guess it could be any of those possibilities,"