Kant sniffed at the mustache and was half-tempted to nibble at it, but refrained. How was it staying on Miss Charlotte's face?

"I could not say, sir." It hadn't been something to occur to him to wonder. "I would not presume it any great hardship for them within. They return rested and will come unbidden if a Nightmare appears in the area. I do not believe our more scientifically-inclined set has seen fit to turn their attention in such a direction. It may be that the animals simply cease to exist for a time. Or that they exist on another plane connected to this one."

He wasn't particularly bothered by either of these possibilities, though the former had more interesting philosophical ramifications.