If Riley had to choose one to belong to, it would be Balthazar, but she wouldn't tell him that. He'd gloat too much. "Balthy pretty much starts it all on his own. I just try to keep up." Or tickle him. Or push him off a bench. Either worked for her.

"Like I said, try closer to the water. The animals would have run that way out of instinct, so I'm guessing you'll find more of them scattered around the shore line than usual." She was trying to help, Brigid. Don't growl. It was rude.