Dangerous Damsel in Distress
"She's just a child! Probably no family," Doctor Newbury pleaded.
"Probably ate them," Captain Morgan said flatly.
"That was a one time incident!" Doctor Newbury shook his finger at the captain.
"I miss my dog, Doctor," the captain growled.
"I told you not to cut that kurach's rations," Doctor Newbury chided as folded his hands behind his back.
"Shoulda cut his throat instead," the captain grumbled. He closed his eyes and held the bridge of his nose between his fingers. "Why do you want this thing?"
"Valuable study! A breed thought extinct! A piece of history thought lost!" the doctor said excitedly.
"But will she be a danger to the men?" the captain asked.
"No, she's too young to be much of a threat," the doctor shook his head.
"She will be if she acts like a gully hen," the captain warned.
"I shall see to it that she is better than that," the doctor frowned.
"If she harms them, so help me..." the captain trailed off and dismissed the doctor.
Above deck, Shanku was doing just that.
"Mop yer own deck, ya swab!" she growled as she brought the end of the mop crashing down on Whitten's head. Whitten glared at her through the strands of the mop head as she flew off.
Notes & Commentary
February 17, 2011, Thursday
Dangerous Damsel in Distress
Not a danger to the men precisely in what way Doctor Newbury? Poor fellow is trying to take up for her and she isn't helping matters any. Shanku's a little slow sometimes, but she's not about to do the chores assigned to another.
The captain's reasons for disliking Kurach run a wee bit deeper than a dead dog, but this is his present excuse.
Note to self: No more below the body camera angles. 
Nobody pay any mind to the dresser in the back. It just needs to stretch its legs and move around some.
Characters - Shanku Ravenwing - Caleb Whitten - Captain John Morgan - Doctor Newbury -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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