Dreaming about being turned into a dumb pup for a Priest. A very lonely man who just needed some company. A man I looked up to and admired. Maybe it was the way my confessions ended up being less about asking for forgiveness and more laments of loneliness, expressions of want for life to simpler with less choices, wishes of decisions to be made for me. Weeks upon weeks of indirect pleads instead of absolution of my sins. Maybe He too shared my struggles in His own way. Sometimes a shepherd must go out of his way to help his flock.
It could be after a night in which we shared a meal, maybe I had asked if He could spare any of his time, maybe I was looking for advice, guidance. It was already so late that it would have done us both well to talk over dinner. That He would have no problem inviting me into His home so we may nourish our bodies... And well it was, His words have always been so comforting to me, making me feel like I am not so lost, that I have a path to follow rather than aimlessly wandering blind. But after the meal, oh, I was so very tired, as if I could fall asleep at the dining table. I think I may have.
Waking up felt restrictive and,, soft? A gentle ache in my head grew gradually as I processed what plush comfort I was laid upon and the tenseness in my jaw... Oh God, I can't close my mouth, I try to bite down but I am gagged? Why would I be gagged, I have to get this off, something is wrong- it's all very wrong. I try to sit up but I can't uncurl my fists- It's hard to move my hands.. I've been put into some kind of mitts? I can't grab anything, that won't stop me from getting up. But the metal that I hit my head on will. I finally take a moment to try and understand where I am. What has been done to me...
I'm in too small of a dog kennel to comfortably sit up in. There are blankets beneath me that make it a bit more bearable. I am gagged, muzzled on top of that. There are mitts on my hands that are locked at the wrists with embroidered paw prints. Very similar to the boots I am also in. I wear some kind of belt that supports, what I think is, a silicone tail. Knee-pads too, maybe whoever has done this expects that I crawl.
There is not much I can do except shift in place trying to figure out how to escape. I already tried fruitlessly knocking against the cage to somehow move the lock. I can see it has to be lifted, but considering I had already tried pushing at my mitts that just won't budge, it was the only thing I could think of.
My head snaps to the sound of a door opening. He has come through the door with a thick collar in His hand with a little metal tag that clinks with His movement. An odd look of fondness and care on His face.