Just Another Day

"I feel good," Shanku said happily as she finished tying her knife back to her hip, oblivious to the fact she had become relaxed and returned to her natural form. "I needed that."

Sigrid suddenly leapt at her with a growl. Shanku growled and leapt back with an arm up defensively, and shifted back into her feral form without realizing it.

"Dat's gonna get really old, really fast!" She snapped and brandished a clawed finger at Sigrid.

"Gotta learn!" Sigrid chuckled.

"Isn't dere an easier way!?" Shanku demanded.

"Not at all!" Sigrid laughed and began to walk back to the Quarters.

Dis is gonna be a loooong sentence, Shanku grumbled. At least I might get to meet some dragons. It would be the only thing to make this bearable! She followed Sigrid back to the tower. Sigrid brewed some more of the awful medicine and had Shanku drink it before she left for the night.

Shanku curled up on the bed and tried to fall asleep. Her first day wasn't as bad as she was afraid it would have been, but she still didn't like being trapped. Maybe she could find some way to shorten her sentence? Shanku tossed and turned before falling into an uneasy sleep. With the prospect of meeting dragons, she found a reason for her stay to become bearable.