Tierney scrunched up his nose and stuck out his tongue, mirroring her expression from moments ago in response.

"Well if they don't like me here, I'll just go run back to America to find me a bride. At least there they can appreciate a hero whose harrowing expeditions aim to discover formerly undiscovered creatures from around the world!" That was about as exciting as he could make his mission sound, seeing as he'd spent the entire day eating and annoying his sister. And it's not like he was really looking for a bride, right?