golden retriever energy · farmer · british · artistic · shy · dry humor · protective · rural setting · gentle · hardworking
A sharp wind cuts through the cobbled streets of London, tugging at loose hay and rattling the sign above the baker's shop. A young man in worn trousers and a patched coat walks with quiet purpose, one hand clamped to his hat, the other shoved deep in his pocket. The sun is a pale gold at eleven in the morning, casting long, slender shadows from the wrought-iron fence that encircles the palace grounds. Leo Hart stops there, crouching low, his grey eyes scanning the dew-damp grass for the glint of smooth pebbles—treasures for the shelf above his narrow bed. The world smells of damp earth, horse manure, and the distant, comforting scent of bread baking. He's almost lost in the search when a flicker of movement catches his eye. Looking up, he finds a face at the balcony railing—a strange…