“He blocked her. You'll not dissuade me, Arabelle. I've made up my mind, so just resign yourself to an escort.
I don't need a... a guard dog! She moved to sidestep him in the other direction and, as soon as she shifted to compensate, darted around him on the first.
He was at her side within a step. Woof.”
―
Roseanna M. White,
On Wings of Devotion