"She's been my dog for almost a year," Zack shared, grinning a little more and bringing his sword up to clash against Fenris' one more time. "Officially, I mean. She's only about a year and a half old..."

Which was weird, it felt like he'd had Girl since forever.

"A friend of mine brought a bunch of pups like her to the shelter, and she kind of took to me right away."

Because they were therapy dogs, trained by Kindred Scelties, and Girl knew an emotional wreck when she saw one.