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“I suppose that we have a dog now.”

“Yeah! We found her!”

“Uh huh.”

“I wasn’t sure about her at first but she’s very sweet. And smart! She does pretty much anything you tell her to. And she’s so warm and fuzzy that she can act like a spare blanket!”

“All I see is another freeloader taking up space and eating our food.”

“Speaking of which, we also appear to have accumulated a kobold.”

“My name is Macadamia, Miss Lohk.”

“MISS Lohk, am I? Hmm.”

“I’m sorry to impose like this. If there’s anything I can do to make it up to you, please let me know.”

“I can do the laundry, wash the dishes, walk the dog… I’m a pretty good cook, too. I’d be happy to make dinner for all of us. Really, anything you need.”

“I like this one. He can stay.”