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[theirlawyer]

"And I didn't think I'd ever have to worry about making sure a little girl brushed her teeth every day or washed her hair in the shower," Shadow pointed out, but he was smiling fondly as they came up to the hut. Garm, drowsing by the door, leapt up at their approach and padded over, pulling on his rope lead. "But this is the world we live in, I guess."

Ainsley watched the dog with her eyes, still unsure about the animal but willing to give him the benefit of the doubt as she followed along. "She adores you," she said. "Plain and simple and anyone with eyes can see."