
Vijako felt her gut abandon her for fairer pastures. His arm stuck out like a shark fin, all unwelcome and pointy, held with the assumption that she would act like a lady and take it. Truth was she wasn't as offended as she might appear, with her tail stiff and rigid behind her and her eyes narrow and crusty with sleep and less kind things. She was, of all things, highly uncomfortable with this new direction this strange man was taking.
"No." Was the short of it, and she held out her hands so her palms faced him. "No." Was the long of it, too. She felt no need to coddle him -- she didn't coddle anyone for that matter -- and she'd let him feel the bruising of a fallen ego if it came to that, with little sympathy from her. If they were seen arm in arm she'd be seen for sure, especially since he was so eye-catching. But then she realized that could be put to her advantage.
She fisted one hand on her hip and snapped the fingers of her other hand at him. "Give over. Yer cloak, give it. Quick like, I've a mind fer sleepin' since I ain't no sun kisser." Her voice was full of a deeper growl now that the guard had vacated the area, and she let him see the full of her grumpy, sleep deprived scowl.
"No." Was the short of it, and she held out her hands so her palms faced him. "No." Was the long of it, too. She felt no need to coddle him -- she didn't coddle anyone for that matter -- and she'd let him feel the bruising of a fallen ego if it came to that, with little sympathy from her. If they were seen arm in arm she'd be seen for sure, especially since he was so eye-catching. But then she realized that could be put to her advantage.
She fisted one hand on her hip and snapped the fingers of her other hand at him. "Give over. Yer cloak, give it. Quick like, I've a mind fer sleepin' since I ain't no sun kisser." Her voice was full of a deeper growl now that the guard had vacated the area, and she let him see the full of her grumpy, sleep deprived scowl.