Jess listened to the stutter in the man's voice, heard him saying he was poor and just looking for work, food and clean water.<br/>"Grandpa, there's a man to-" Her voice froze in her throat when she heard the air rustling around in front of her, followed by a thump and him asking if Cy would bite. She couldn't help the small giggle that slipped out. "Cyrus go lie down. Go find grandpa." She told the loyal dog.<br/>She felt his cold, wet nose touch her hand and heard his nails clicking softly as he walked away.<br/>"No, Cyrus doesn't bite. He has no teeth, so even if he did, it wouldn't hurt too badly." She couldn't hear any breathing in front of her. " Are you still there? I can't hear you anymore."<br/>"He fell down the stairs, Jess. He seems unhurt." Grandpa pressed one hand to her shoulder and he passed her to help the man up. "Are you alright, son? This is my granddaughter Jess, the dog is Cyrus and I am grandpa. Everyone just calls me grandpa."<br/>As grandpa was speaking, Jess felt the wet nose in her hand again. "Cyrus, I told you to go lie down." He whimpered a few times, trying to nudge her out the door. "What is it, Cyrus? Grandpa, are you okay?"<br/>"Yes, dear. I'm fine. This man seems to be in need of a bath, clean clothes and food. Will you go draw a bath for him please?"<br/>Cyrus pushed his head under her hand, waiting to lead her wherever she needed to go. Jess nodded and smiled.<br/>"Yes, grandpa. I'll start dinner too." She added slipping back through the door. She patted her wolfhounds head and took her hand back, hanging a quick left to the bathroom and running a bath.<br/><br/>Outside, grandpa stood with the unknown young man. "Okay, son. I will help you into the bathroom and you can soak til I can find you some clothes." He pulled the boys arm across his shoulders and more then half carried him to the bathroom. "Here you are. Don't worry about rushing for dinner, we will set some aside for you." He said, closing the door on his way out.<br/><br/>Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk