"I could make vegetarian meals. They don't feel as hearty, but they're still better than the slop." She sits down next to him, reaching a hand out for Bobby to sniff. She knows better than to touch an animal uninvited. Every creature deserves the right to decline such an imposition. "Any of them not growing well? Some of the plants in my garden are trying their hardest to discourage me entirely. You should see what I did to those japanese maples."