Abby, grinning, holds the puppy out above Ataashi for her to sniff at his dangling paws. Might be safer this way? She doesn't think the wolf will try to eat him or anything, but if Wags was annoying enough (something that would not be a problem for him), well...

Yeahhhh

"He's Orlesian," Abby explains, "So that's probably why." Har har, "I got him a couple months ago, a guy in Kirkwall sold him to me."

I.e she got him honestly? And didn't steal him? That was you, thanks. Wags was even puppier, then. He's gained a bit of height already, and has the physique of a fucking barrel. Solid little guy. "I had a dog back home, sorta. My faction owned heaps of them, and we got to take them out in the field with us all the time. It's really nice having one around again."