[She flashes a grin, always happy to talk about her dog. Barkspawn wags his tail, pleased at the attention.]

Yep! I got him back in my world, when I saved his life and then he saved mine. He's imprinted on me, so we're a team for life. Isn't that right, boy? [Barkspawn huffs, nuzzling her until she has to gently push his head away so it doesn't crowd the phone.] And he's not just

I named him that because it's a play on 'darkspawn', the creatures we fight back home.