Just Another Day

"Wake up!"

Shanku yipped and leapt up to her hands and knees, unknowingly shifting to her feral form. She glared out through the bars at a laughing Sigrid.

"What was that for?" Shanku asked grumpily.

"You descended," Sigrid said simply.

"What do you want?" Shanku asked even more grumpily.

"Today you begin to work off your debt," Sigrid said cheefully.

Shanku groaned loudly and placed a hand over her face. "I'm coming."

Sigrid unlocked the door and Shanku stepped out.

"How?" Shanku asked bluntly.

"You will be an assistant to a local merchant," Sigrid said. "Follow me."

Sigrid lead Shanku out of the Quarters and into the air. Shanku breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good to be aloft again. And not from laps! Shanku looked around at the rugged mountains around her and out at the wide plains in the distance. With a pang in her heart, she looked away.

"What craft?" She called out to Sigrid, trying to get her mind off of the Birchfields and the families she had left behind.

"Glass," Sigrid called back and began to descend toward a large cave opening.

A loud groan came from within and Shanku visibly startled.

"What in da five seas?" She yipped and landed quickly.