And…what was she supposed to do with the gnome once she'd caught it? Kate looked about, still gripping the gnome with both hands. People were spinning and flinging them out of the garden. She could do that. She'd probably make herself dizzy and fall over, but she could make the gnome dizzy first.

She gave her gnome a long, sort of tough stare.

"Are you ready, Mr. Gnome?"

Not that it mattered if he was ready. Or if he could even understand her. Kate moved her hands so she was holding the gnome by its feet. She paused a moment to feel sorry for it, dangling upside down in her grip. But they were magical rodents. They deserved it. Supposedly. Aw, but it was just a little potato man… Still holding the gnome upside down by its feet, Kate looked at it and imagined what it would be like to be a little potato man and just want to dig holes and eat plants.