"Barkspawn, no!" Marian wanted to sink into the floor.
"Gaspode, down!" Daniella snapped.
Both mabari ignored their masters, going about making each other's acquaintance in a rather... unexpected manner.
Finally Marian grabbed Daniella by the arm and pulled her out of the garden and into the mansion. "I'm so sorry," she stammered to her cousin, the Hero of Ferelden. "I didn't know he swung that way."
Daniella laughed and shook her head. "Don't worry about it. I didn't know Gaspode did either."