Serving the Princess

The question of packs seemed to bring up bad memories. You had to be blind to not see the trauma that the earless wonder had been subjected to. It was blatantly obvious. The lack of ears and the scars that showed were nothing to the princess. It just showed that Maggot had been too weak to protect herself. Well... she would never be like that.

The girls words brought only a muttered, "Indeed," from Aslatiel. She was holding still while her wounds were cleaned. The wiping away of the crusted blood was a little rough, but it was nothing that she couldn't handle. Anger flared in her again as she thought about what she was going to do to the woman that had bitten her if she scarred.

"So where did my father find you?" An attempt at idle conversion. Sirius was always bringing home strays. Some worked out. Some didn't. So far, Bugs here seemed to be working out.