Arrival

As it knelt, naked, it’s locked day collar around its neck reminding it that it was always Hers, it thought of how it would greet Her, the cage straining a little as it did whenever it thought of Her. Kneeling so Her mark was clear, Her tattoo - beneath it an annual addition to mark each anniversary of Ownership.

It had arranged Her car, and knew from the alert on its phone that She was approaching.

The sound of Her on the gravel path. Then Her key in the door. Eyes cast down it heard Her cheerful ‘hey!! I’m so glad to be back!’ - she slipped off Her trainers, dropped Her coat on the hook by the door and it crawled towards Her to kiss Her feet and welcome its Goddess.

Home complete. Safe. Hers. Joy.