Ahnassi giggled at the suggestion, thinking that he was joking with her, "Now Remy is being silly. But Ahnassi is happy for the offer." She was glad that he had agreed to be her friend, too. He was a very nice person, and now he was her first official friend in the city! Juro had been close, but since she wasn't sure he really thought of her as an actual friend yet, he missed out on this special honor. She hoped that Remy really would come and see her sometimes. She liked it when friends came to visit her. "Ahnassi does not have a house yet," she told the rat, "but when she gets one, her friend Remy will be welcome to come visit anytime."

She suddenly had another wonderful idea and bounced happily as she exclaimed, "Oh! There is something else! Remy can send Ahnassi messages whenever he likes, too!" She pulled out her journal and showed it to him, "Ahnassi has seen others writing to each other with these. It is a way of staying in touch even when people are nowhere near each other. Ahnassi has a journal and Remy has a journal, so it will work for us too!"