Bessie was crawling down a hallway and saw a strange metall woman walk around the corner.
She didn't remember, but this is one of the automatons she had constructed in the last hour to maintain the castle.
This specific one was responsible for taking care of any pets that Bessie may want in the future.
Though it seemed she hadn't done a good enough job at specifying what qualifies as a 'pet'.
"Oh my, i didn't know that the Mistress had already gotten a pet. And such a big one at that!" The automaton approached Bessie,
leaned down mechanically and gently stroked her head. "My goodness, you are in a terrible state!"
Bessie enjoyed the treatment and didn't even register that the metall woman was speaking.
"Your hair is a mess and- is that blood?! Oh dear, this simply will not do."
She gently whiped away the blood under Bessie's nose, before taking out a collar and putting it around her neck.
Bessie barely even noticed that it had happened, until she felt a light tug, directing her to follow the automaton.
She slowly lead her through the corridors of the castle, until they reached a certain room, that she lead Bessie into.
The entire room was dedicated to pet-care, with a pile of pillows in the middle that the pets could rest on.
The automaton directed her to lie down on the pillows, wich Bessie did gladly. She enjoyed this soft pile immensly.
Bessie was happily lazing around on the pillows, as the automaton got to work.
"I will absolutely have to trim all that fur to an even length... should i just blunt the horns or remove them?
But first i will have to give her a bath, she looks like she has been rolling around in the dirt! Should i add fur dye to the water?
I am sure she would look fantastic in a soft baby pink! I will also have to file those nails down and polish them.
Maybe i should whiten her teeth too?" The automaton trailed off slightly and stopped taking out the things she needed.
"I wonder where the Mistress picked her up, she looks as if she was never properly taken care of,
but she is such a pretty girl under all of that. She is really starting to grow on me, even if she is not exactly the smartest..."
She stared at Bessie, who was playing with a pillow, wich kept her so distracted that she had started drooling.
"But i am certain that i will be able to train her properly! The Mistress will not be able to find a single fault at the end of the day!"
The automaton got back to taking out what she needed, before heading to an adjacent to fill the bathtub.
It took two hours, but the automaton was finally satisfied with her work.
All of Bessie's fur had been trimmed to an even length. Her sharp horns had been reduced to small nubs,
capped off with frilly, baby pink ribbons, that perfectly fit her new fur colour.
She had a frilly pink collar around her neck, with a golden D-shaped ring at the front.
"It is a shame that i could not remove those gaudy rings from your body, but at least i was able to make them fit in."
The automaton petted Bessie, causing her to smile, wich revealed her shiny, white teeth.
"Alright then, we will have to start training you soon, if we want you to be the Mistress' favorite pet by the end of the day."
She attached a leash to the D-ring and began leading Bessie out of the room.
"But there is nothing to worry about. The Mistress tought me special training methods when she made me. We will be done soon."
The automaton only needed six hours to finish training Bessie.
She was currently demonstarting everything she had tought Bessie in front of a magical recording device.
She finished the recording and collected the device.
"I will deliver this recording to the Mistress once she returns. I am sure she will be thrilled with your progress."
Bessie was squatting on the ground like a dog, her large bottom touching the floor.
She was panting with her tongue out, happily receiving the synthetic woman's touch.
"I will now return you to the Mistress' room, where you will wait for her arrival."
The automaton led Bessie back to her room, where she prepared a giant, pale pink dog bed at the side of the bed.
"You will wait here for the Mistress." She petted Bessie's head one last time, before leaving.
Bessie felt lonely, now that the metall woman was gone, but obeyed her and waited dilligently, until she got tired and fell asleep.