And now, an epic tale of love and dedication only possible through video games.
Patrick Lenton is a Skyrim playerwho had but one simple desire: to adopt a virtual dog. Adopting a dog in Skyrim isnโt straightforward, however. As the Elder Scrolls Wiki explains, pets can live with you only if your adopted children accept them, which means that you have to go through a few hoops to get a new Scruffy.
Lenton was willing to go through some hoops, but he could have never anticipated the saga that would unfold because of it:
Or, if youโd prefer the emoji version:
๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ถ ๐ค๐ก๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ก๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ก๐ถ๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ถ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ถ๐ถ๐ก ๐ณ๐ก๐จ๐ฆโ ๐ถ๐๐พ the end! #skyrimstory
— Patrick Lenton (@PatrickLenton) April 5, 2016