The Master's Child
Still, he behaves himself, settling for placing himself between Emma and the stranger.
The stranger is much more interested in the other dogs than me, whining as they duck back and forth introducing themselves.
I wander closer, babbling gibberish at the dogs just to keep talking, looking for somewhere I could sit. There's an old stump, snow-covered, but I brush it clear with my hand to perch on the edge. Archie and Meg immediately rush up to claim my attention and the stranger stands, sort-of following, angling nearer.
I talk...
And I keep talking. "What a nice lot of boys and girls. All these doggies... What a lot of lovely doggies..." Nonsense words. Not meaning anything. Just a vehicle fo
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