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So … I spent the Easter weekend re-reading some of my stuff and seeing all those nasty spelling mistakes LOL … my dyslexia really shows in some chaps and I apologise for that. Now … someone asked me where Myfanwy was. As I have read the entire series I can say ….Day of the Wolf – Z Part 2 chapter 113 they found Myfanwy in the hub still. Chapter 120 she had followed them home. They gave her the barn of Farm 2. Lots of sheep. Then Holdfast Lair – Z part 3 she swoops in when the village is overrun? Then chap 116 Ianto finds Shangri-La and Myf is given a barn there with the Mara. Although they worry about her freezing in winter there is talk of the boys, teenagers now on motorbikes visiting her at her farm to check and feed. She is doing fine. Despite losing Janet, our lovely Dino is fine. I have no idea how long she is supposed to live so …. Maybe she is an Alien?

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Ianto sat watching everyone watching him. Every bite, like it was measured and he knew he was bristling as he placed down the fork to look across the table at the worst offender and Jack had the good grace to look sorry as he glanced down at his own food.

Ianto had been finicky lately, the last week a game of plates as he found this little one had different tasted to the previous pups, the heartburn a real bugbear.

Tonight's hamburger had been pulled apart and eaten small bite by small bite with the fork. Ianto was currently waiting to see if it would attack but so far it seemed settled, then he turned to find his Nainny approaching with a red smoothie that looked like it was a raspberry milkshake but he knew better and he accepted it for a taste and recoiled with horror, spitting it on the floor.

"Shit" Jack rose thinking he was being sick and he waved his hand to reassure him.

"The milk, it's the milk. Not enough…. Protein." Ianto said as he took a mouthful of water to swill around in his mouth.

Anna retreated and retuned with a solid metal mug, hiding its contents and Ianto took a tentative sip of the still warm blood that was still coagulating from the fresh cull hanging at the backdoor, humming as he eagerly supped ht entire lot and licked his lips.

"Right" she said softly, "Has to be fresh."

"Gods, that was wonderful" Ianto panted as he handed it back and she rushed out back, followed by Kev who watched her hand the cup to Sean. He placed it under the steaming carcass of the sheep and then handed it back.

Kev stepped to one side to let her pass and then came down the steps, "This will take us about a sheep a day at this rate. Can we afford all this meat?"

"Every second day we will take one to Myfanwy, the rest can go in the freezer for meals with the occasional beef" Sean said, then looked at the blank expression. "Oh shit, you've not met her?"

"Her?"

Sean didn't answer, just sniggered softly as he unhooked the sheep and headed off.

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Ianto drove sedately along the road like it was just another spring afternoon the warmth settling into their bones in the open top vehicle. It was a dune buggy that was clearly one of Rhys and Bonny's contraptions as it growled softly along the remains of asphalt. Ianto was drumming his fingers on the steering wheel as he looked at the tee line, knowing at least two wolves were flowing with interest.

The homestead was weather-beaten and sad looking, obviously stripped bare long ago and he frowned as he wondered how anyone could live there.

Ten they passed the house and careened over the uneven terrain towards an old red barn coming to stop near a large pit.

"Right" Ianto slid the goggled up off his face and turned to Kev like it was no big deal, "Just don't scream. She hates loud noise."

"Who?"

"My girl" Ianto said like he was a bit think, then he swung out around the roll cage to whistle.

The answer was a loud roar not unlike that large t-Rex thing in the Jurassic Park movie. Maybe a bit shrill, the smile on Ianto's face unnerving as he looked….up?

Kev looked up, his mouth falling open as the shadow plummeted from the sky towards them, some bird like…a crow? Raven? Too big, getting close …. Condor?

Kev was sliding down on the seat as the thing continued to get close and for a strange second he wondered if it was a dragon, nervous laughter bubbling up as she landed in front of Ianto with a ground shuddering thud.

"Gotcha a sheepie darling, yeah? Yummy?" Ianto was crooning as he pointed to the back of the buggy and she waddled around the vehicle looking really … well …. Funny. Kev lost his fear as amusement settled more, now peeking out as the Pteranodon? Pterodactyl? Reached out to grab the sheep for the back of the buggy and Ianto smiled as her lovingly, "See? Uncle Sean skinned it for you and everything, see? No icky sheepie clothies getting stuck in the clawsies, yeah? Ahhhh, pretty girl."

She crooned as she scuttled closer to him, Ianto's hands scratching over her head and around her neck as he leaned in to kiss her, "My darling girl. Yeah. Tadda's little bean."

Kev was giggling now, holding himself as the large leather beast picked up the sheep and took off, erupting up into the air and heading for the barn where he could see the upper level doors usually for unloading from a high truck were open.

"The boys spend a few days each autumn painting it for her, making sure the rafters are sound, she roosts on them ya see. Once a month they clean out her shit, no matter how hard I try she will not shit outside. Shy bum I guess. Good think she hibernates in winter or it would be like stalagmites coming up to poke her arse come thaw." Ianto shrugged as he clambered back into the vehicle and reached up to pull the Steampunk goggles back down, glad his daughter had insisted he wear them with the amount of bugs around this time of year.

"Alright … onward McDuff" Kev spluttered, kneeling on his seat to look back at they raced off, the barn getting smaller until it was just a memory.

One he couldn't wait to tell Tish.

Awesome!