"I never would have pegged you for someone who got along with animals." But no one thought the same thing of Ivar, assuming he was the type of kid who had poisoned kittens and cut the tails off dogs as a child for fun. Not so. He'd discovered early on that animals were the only ones who didn't judge him based solely off the fact he couldn't walk. For that reason, he got along much better than he did with most people.

"Just don't beat them up too badly. Are you aware of how many police officers are in this city?" Ivar had become very aware of that fact after ending up in the hospital. If it hadn't been for his quick thinking and a half-lie, he would have likely been sitting in a jail cell right now.