There as something freeing and good about this: a part of her knew this had been something she wanted, and now that it was here, she couldn't help smiling. She idly played with the girl's blond lock a moment.

"You know, I gotta say: I'm really surprised you didn't figure it out when I went all ape shit on those guys in the saloon. I thought you would know for sure once you saw that. You can be totally dense sometimes, Ruff."