“That depends,” Her tone is soft as ever, though there is a slight lilt within that indicates laughter may well be bubbling within her, “Do pirates count?” Certainly, the friends she kept now would be seen as exotic or at the very least unusual to the more daring in her past – but to most, they would be terrifying and strange, much like she imagined a wild animal upon whom someone set a collar would be. “If they do then I suppose the answer is yes – though I no more keep them than they do me. As for animals – well, I’d really rather not. They belong in their homes, not mine.”
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