How To Survive This Fairytale

Chapter 15

REWARD FRIEND.

Friend, who follows you into the woods. To each village. To each quaint cottage, each little mill, each cobbler’s shop, each farmer’s field. Friend, who tracks each maiden’s scent. Who gives chase when the maiden runs. Who growls and barks her into a corner.

“Good dog,” you say, scratching between her ears while she pants in pleasure. “The best dog.”