This Wasn’t Normal

Now, Little Black lived outside, and Su Yun fully expected him to start behaving like an outside dog. She thought that his natural instincts would kick in and he would begin to guard the property and bark at passersby. But that never happened.
The only sound Little Black ever made was a low growl – he never barked once. Now, Su Yun began to think that she had made a colossal mistake.