Ashley sank to the floor, folding her legs under her as she watched her mother scratch Winnie's ears. "Yeah, I did. Maybe it'll help us both." And then, in an effort to get everyone in the room involved and show how comfortable she was with Varric - as though her sitting on the floor and being lower to the ground than both of them didn't say enough - she turned to him with a curious look.
"What do you think? Got an opinion on dogs aside from how fluffy they are?"