A scar that revives a buried memory
As she cautiously approaches, Valeria spots an old mark under the animal's tactical vest. Don Ernesto turned pale. With a lump in his throat, he says: In the past, on the field, he had a faithful companion — a dog named Shadow. During a mission, an explosion had violently separated them. He had been informed that Shadow had not survived.
He had carried this weight in silence all these years.
The secret signal that doesn't deceive
Don Ernesto then evokes a gesture that he himself had taught Shadow: to gently put his paw on his knee to signify to him, without a word, that he was there for him.
