"What happened?"
"She was trying to join in the dance but some of the boys started taunting at her, shouting that she was a mutt. She.. well, went grrr..." Eugene explained arching his fingers as if they were claws. "We've sent people out looking for her. She was last seen heading for the woods."
"The woods, right." Lance jumped back onto his horse.
Catalina was curled up in a pile of leaves, her fur bristling, she let out a slight whimper and started to turn.
He threw his jacket around her and pulled her into a hug.
"Daddy." She cried.
