The dog approached a nearby cell and stuck its snout between the bars. Slowly, a tiny, delicate hand reached out. Short, skinny fingers combed through the animal's hair causing strands to fall. Rainsford wasn't entirely certain about what he was witnessing. The hound soon pulled away and continued down the hall, peering into each cell. It was quickly nearing Rainsford. Once the animal arrived and peered in, it stopped. Rainsford and the dog held each other's gazes for a few moments before the hound approached him. Like he had already seen, the dog weged its snout between the bars. Tentatively, Rainsford reached out his hand and in repeated in a quiet voice, "I won't hurt you. I won't hurt you." His hand quivered with fear, but when his hand