wait…ok…cane corso are an Italian breed and gabrielle is itialian. if the dog on the train is an indication of the breed of mastiff they’ll use with lestat…did gabrielle grow up with them too and when she, for the first time since coming to France, feeling an actual thread of connection to her newest & youngest son, wanted to solidify that by finally bringing a piece of herself into the family by introducing lestat to her first love and the first thing that brought her a constant source of joy? she helped lestat find a home and solace with the dogs and through that with her??? i’ll find the connection here guys it’s my last day off I’ve got nothing but the internet and my empty smooooth brain laid out in front of me