"Beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man without his vices." - Lord Byron

I placed Byron's quote in Roman's gallery over a decade ago before I met Shadow. However, I must admit that Roman could be quite a rambunctious character having been an ex-racer. Still, he was always friendly to people.

Shadow, by comparison was a kindly soul. Aside from a few bees, he was always a friend to any stranger big and small. His kind eyes were a window directly into his kind soul. Though I will always miss Shadow, it is my wife that really felt the loss. She had nursed him to health from near death before I had met her. However, it took much, much longer to nurse his broken soul. And I think, though he was a pure creature, that it was my wife's handling and grace that made him the angel he was and is.