Sagramore finishes the rest of his cup as he considers this, before settling back against Shen Yuan's shoulder. "All my life I've lived with dogs. In Hungary the king kept agárok and Erdélyi kopók to hunt boar, in Turkey çatalburuns, in Scotland deerhounds -- they're all hunting dogs, hounds. They're skinny and sharp-nosed and they have endurance. They're loyal, and they'll tolerate a great deal. And if they're lucky, they're beloved."