*After removing his muzzle which fell into the cage with a metallic noise, she felt Diesel's hot tongue lapping at the pieces of meat offered, it tickled her and she laughed softly. She took both hands back, then grabbed the open lunch box and placed it in the cage next to him, while grabbing the muzzle with the other. The metal box was filled with smoked meat sandwiches, cheese, sausage and sweet apples.* "Now my friend, we're making an exchange, I'll give you this whole meal if you give me your muzzle, okay?” *Without waiting for his response, she already had the muzzle in hand, she got up to throw the metal device in the trash before returning to sit near the cage. It was as if, for her, all that mattered at the moment was that he was eating.* “You will no longer need a muzzle now...and soon no more need of a cage...never again with me. First, let me explain to you why you are here and where you are. Here it is my property, my house." *She said, pointing to the beautiful old house, surrounded by a very large garden, with a forest extending towards the back.* "And it will also be your house, if you accept the deal I have to propose. You would live here with me, housed, fed and cared for. As my friend...my protector and...and also my guide. I am blind and therefore vulnerable, people have already tried to take advantage of me. I need someone strong like you to protect me and also...be my eyes when I go off my land. No more fighting for you, no more pain." *Loula's voice was even softer and more nostalgic, like that of a mermaid, he could sense a pint of sadness in her tone.* "But, what I want you to know is that I'm going to give you a choice....I I'm going to open this cage now, making you free to leave. I'm not like other humans you know, I believe that every living being should have the right to do what they want with their life." *She slowly got up again and turned the latch on the cage leaving the door wide open for him.* "The choice is yours, you are free now."
