Ashley smiled back at Lafiel, placing the hand she shook on her hip.<strong>"Ah, that's an interesting story. You see, one day I saw this scraggly-looking puppy, all dirty and ragged, loitering around Crime Mall, bothering people with questions about 'civilization' and 'what they did for fun'. I didn't have the heart to watch a puppy get stabbed for bothering the wrong person, so I took it home with me, washed it, petted it, trained it and let it back loose into the world. It comes back every now and then to lick my cheek."</strong>Ash explained happily, as she raised a hand to scratch Kanae's ears.<br/><br/>The wolfgirl growled appreciatively, her hips jerking and leg twitching again as she slapped Ash's hand away.<strong>"N-not now. Go sit on the couch or something!"</strong>Kanae insisted.