Quest for a Canine[1] By Stephan Mirando It was a terrible night. The lord had unleased a powerful thunderstorm upon us, turning the sky as black as Mannanan's eyes. However, I pondered the possibilities of the situation and an idea soon came into my head. What with Cassima gone to visit her parents, the former king and queen of The Land of the Green Isles, I was feeling lonely. I desperately needed a pet. Of course I had Sing-sing, Cassima's pet nightingale, but a man should have more then that. I decided to go to the book shop in town to read up on good pets. As I left the castle and started heading down the path, I felt a strange sensation that I was being followed. I turned to see if someone, or something, was behind me, but I saw nothing. At the book shop I was greeted by the merchant