My knees hurt, but I was no giver-upper. Or, if the people have a word for it, then, whatever that word was. I wasn't great at saying things. Anyway, my legs hurt and wobbled, but, I knew they weren't broken. Unlike the girl sitting beside me, my legs were short, making it hard to cripple them. I sniffed her, pressing my nose into her soft stomach. I was on her left side, and got up, sniffing my way up to her hair. My brown eyes lit up with happiness, as I realized, this was no ordinary girl. This was a cat.
She had the cat stench all over her, how could I of missed it? And now, she stood before me, her life leaning heavily on mine. A sly smile spread across my face. I shifted, and ended up next to her, lying on the floor naked. I backed away slowly, and felt my long blond hair. Oh, how great it felt to be human once again. I mean, sure, I liked my corgi form better, but, human form, it makes you feel free.
"We need to get out of Ravok as fast as possible. We aren't far from the exit."
I thought of if I needed anything else to say, but nothing came to mind. Placing my finger on my lip, I quickly whipped up something more. Talking was fun.
"The slavers, they will recognize me if they see me. The citizens here won't. And, they won't realize we are kelvics, as long as we get dressed and pretend to be human. Since your a cat, stuff will be tempting to scavenge through. But, try to resist. Now, on my word, I will support you, because of your leg, and we will go and get your stuff, if you have any. We need to make it quick and fast though, or else people will get suspicious."
Could there be another way? I thought for a minute. How could we get by unnoticed, either blending in or by stealth? A solution blended in my mind. Yes, we could be animals. Small and compact.
"Or, you can take option two. We shapeshift, and stealthily make our way out. Maybe, though, if someone does happen to see us, they will think we are regular house pets."