Chapter 1: Introduction
The Rainbow Paw glowed in the midst of a winter night—warm and inviting against the bone-chilling wind outside. Frost kissed the pavement in luminous silver pearls while the hum of cars trickled by under the glare of streetlights. Inside the bar, the walls were painted in vibrant rainbows with a neon pink curved sign that read “Rainbow Paw” above the entrance.