"You'd be surprised," said Ellie. "Not that they built it for comfort, really. It's not in the same spot it was, though. The... killing floor. We found it in a closet."
Sing Sing had come with some very interesting items in storage.
"Warm and fuzzy and safe," repeated Ellie, considering. She gave Taisce a thoughtful look. "He makes choices for himself, I think. He wouldn't make them if he minded. I'm... He worries about me, sometimes. Going out into town. But it's the world, I think. The world is... Like this. People are always sacrificing one thing or another."
She nodded, smiling again to see Dog's happiness at being petted. Such a simple creature.
"Of course -- he really did, I think. A calling. That sort of thing."