That doesn't strike her as strange, the dog being here longer than the person. Separate souls and all, though they seem to be bonded in that way animals tend towards. The same had been true of Aragorn, that prideful beast who'd been her friend and steed for so many long years.

Right. None of that. Just tighten that right back up again. "Six months. Long enough to get a grasp on things, I hope."