Walter came tearing around the corner toward us, and I had just enough time to get really nervous, because this wasn’t how I wanted him and Juni—no, Nic—to meet, but Nic held a hand up and said “stop” in the most commanding tone I’d ever heard, and Walter scooted to a halt and sat without having to be told. The two eyed each other for a long moment. “We good?” Nic asked. Walter ducked his head, tail thumping, and I knew everything would be fine. “All right,” Nic huffed, squatting down to Walter’s level. “Come on, then.” Walter went bananas, sprinting the final few feet to Nic, sniffing every
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