Sphix crouched quickly to get the lid, but too late; by the time she straigthened up again, the rat had managed to get over his initial confusion and readied himself to jump. The sphinx slammed the piece or cardboard on its place, but the rodent was already gone, running towards the other side of the room.

Sphix turned around to face Loki, infuriated. "I thought I told you to put it in place! What are you, deaf?"