George wanted to somehow wrap around Wrath and shield her from anything that might do her harm. He had a feeling any attempts to imitate a loveable python wouldn't be appreciated right then, however, so he hugged the dog to his chest instead.

"No, no, it's okay, you don't have to apologize for something like that," George said. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you'd been having dreams like that, or I would have...Wrath, I would never hurt you, okay? Even if your siblings all tagteamed to make me crazy, I would never hurt you."