No Shame in This Walk

She gave a shy smile, glancing back up at him again. “You do. Every time I see you.” She admitted, the Master that treated her with kindness, gentleness. Who wanted to protect her from the horrors of the world that she had lived with most of her life.

She laughed when he spoke next, and got back to her paws. More than happy to comply. Fetching water for him first, she placed it in front of him, pushing it towards his paw. “Lie down on your stomach then, my Lord.” She requested, waiting until he complied. Once the blue-black wolf was resting on the coat, she leaned beside him. Pressing her stomach against his side for balance as she leaned over him. “Where are you feeling the stiffest?” she asked softly, running her paw gently down his spine.