It doesn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n
They push her back down into the sack. They tie it shut again. They drive. They drive her to Amelia Friedman\u2019s house. They open up the sack. They dump her out. They give her a few moments to make herself presentable again \u2014 this mostly involves brushing off her dress with all the frantic dignity of a cat cleaning itself after an accidental fall, but they also provide her with a pretty red ribbon for her hair \u2014 and then they ring the doorbell.<\/p>\n
She stands there, trying desperately not to cry. She has no idea where she is. She has no idea what has happened to her wolf.<\/p>\n
She tries to explain that to them. \u201cI don\u2019t know what happened to the wolf,\u201d she says. \u201cMartin will kill me if anything bad has happened to the wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n
This argument does not convince the activist social workers affiliated with a shadowy government Agency that does adoptions and kills giant monsters that Jane has had a wholesome, balanced, and nourishing home environment. It is, for this purpose, malapropos. The door bangs open. The social workers run away. Tom stands there looking at her from the door.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d says Tom. \u201cThis<\/i> is a disappointment.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is the last straw. Jane sniffles. The tears leak out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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