Kelpies

My mother wasn't happy when I wriggled out of her grasp to go with the pirates- it was like she thought the sea would eat me. It'd taken begging for ...

"You too." I responded, returning my attention to listening at the door.

Elly Cogs nodded at him. "She can't speak." I told him. "I've yet to give her a dependable program for English." Cogs meowed in annoyance.

Elly "If you were, I wouldn't be quite so blatant in my attempts to avoid looking at you. However, someone seems to not like being peered at." Cogs never did ...

I shrugged. "I can come in handy in a fight." That was putting it modestly- I'd beaten more people into a pulp than I would ever admit.

Elly I did as I was told. "Why?" I questioned- genuinely curious. If she was about to slit my throat I'd rather stare and laugh in her face while she ...

"However- I do think I'll remain with the heroes. Especially if it'll be dangerous. They're going to need all the help they can get." I smiled.

I nodded. "Where there is a choice yet to be made, the stakes are higher because the risks have not yet been taken."

"What is reason to some is chaos to others. Try me."

I know right! It looks so cool, we could start an SB on it if everyone wanted to. I blushed. "I may as well be made of glass."

I had been listening- those skills were sharp enough that if I wanted to I could hear through walls. The librarians should have known this- foreseen that I would figure ...

"Holy-" I started reviewing medical files- what should I do? I decided to wait for a little bit to see if his condition changed. He didn't seem to have any ...

I nodded, stepping aside. I returned to my place on the floor, continuing to dig the bullets out of my back.

Elly. I shrugged. "You could call me that. However, I usually just go by Elly."

I was curious about these people, but I didn't actually want to deal with them. Talking to people was not one of my strong suits, and I had a feeling ...