Like a rope tossed to someone drowning, Pandy held on to Hermes’ last few words that all but assured her she would be returned to her normal human shape. Then, when she passed what certainly had to be their first kilometer almost straight uphill and she realized she wasn’t even breathing hard, she began to delight in her new abilities. Stones and sharp rocks that would have hurt or tripped her human feet, even in sandals, were harmless to her padded paws. Steep ledges and large, slippery outcroppings that would have had to be skirted were now leapt over with ease. Suddenly, she was hit with a memory: Dido, running over the road to meet her after one particularly horrible day at the Athena Maiden Middle School. Running like he was being chased, or like he was a crazy dog. She’d thought then that he had sensed her mood: her frustration and her depression, and that he was running so fast to be able to comfort her. Now she realized that while, yes, Dido loved her and wanted Pandy to know that it was unconditional—no matter what kind of day she’d had— he also just loved to run!
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