Somewhere in the path to citizenship Akadia had ended up in possession of something the locals called a hound. As far as she was concerned, though, her new ward was called Terra, and she was the bestest girl in the whole wide world! Most of the time.
Crow wasn't exactly as thrilled with her new aquirement as she was, but it was too late to put her back now. Besides, what was the appropriate response to someone asking, "Hey, kid, you want a hound?" if not "Yes, absolutely, please give?"...