Gulp.

"No," said Strega, and muffled a belch. It took a bit of effort to keep the ringtailed bunny-panda thing stretched out in her gullet as she spoke, but it had the welcome effect of preventing an incriminating bulge from forming in her middle. She could finish swallowing in a little while, when no one was watching.

Kiba the cheetah's character Noodles didn't do anything wrong. It's just that he looked so tasty. 83