Just Another Day

"No!" Shanku shouted at Captain Dodger.

"It's important that ye do! This is the biggest gem haul of the season and I be wantin' them!" Captain Dodger yelled back.

"If'n ya need teeth on a troat so badly, bloody well do it yaself," Shanku snapped.

"Ya be turnin' to a wolf on th' soldiers, and that's final!" Captain Dodger brandished a finger at his most wayward underling.

"I don't turn on ya command, nor anybody's," Shanku growled as she and the captain came nearly nose to nose with each other.

"Yer treadin' dangerous waters, mutt," Captain Dodger threatened slowly as he laid a hand on the hilt of his scimitar.

"Ya nearly sinkin' in dem yaself, scallywag," Shanku flared her wings around her. She could already feel the itch of thick fur wanting to sprout up on her neck. Part of her wished this was the night they tangled, part of her feared this would be the night she died. She took a few steps back, undecided whether to lunge or run.

"Ya best be gettin' outta me sight," Captain Dodger drew his scimitar and held it threateningly out to her. He was nearly ready to take the risk of falling to her claws.

"Ya be doin' the same for a few days," Shanku snarled and turned to leave. Shanku paid careful mind to the captain's heavy breathing and where it was coming from as she left quickly before he had a chance to stab her in the back.