Cash Me Outside

Oh the possibilities were endless!  Pyralis wished she had some berries or a bloody carcass.  The woman's tail was just the right length that Pyralis could paint a face on her backside and the tail would make a delightful nose.  She wished her kids were here, they'd get a kick out of this.  The woman didn't seem terribly amused by Pyralis' amusement and sassed back that her tail had obviously jumped in the sand.  Pyralis took a few tentative steps closer and peered into the shifting sand thoughtfully for a moment before clicking her tongue on her teeth. "'Fraid it's a lost cause love.  One must wonder what you ate that your tail would rather endure sweet oblivion than be attached to your ass."  She giggled she couldn't help herself.  Alkali shook her head and scowled at the pair of canines. "Pyralis, we have things to do and places to be would you please come to a decision."

Pyralis frowned.  Stupid hawk raining on her parade.  She stuck her tongue out at the bird as the stranger stated that some help would be great.  Pyralis trotted around toward the woman's back side at the awkward suggestion of pull.  Huh…  She was staring at the woman's rear-end trying to figure out what to grab ahold of when she realized that this woman was rather well built.  Quite well built in fact and as she studied the other she could only come to the conclusion that this woman was a skilled fighter.  She'd been around long enough to be able to tell… so why help some stranger for nothing in return?  She owed this mortal nothing.

Pyralis trotted back up toward the front of the woman, being careful not to get so close she'd suffer the same fate.  "You know, I must be honest with you.  I don't see what I'm getting out of this.  So how's about we strike a little deal.  I've a pair of brats, one in particular, that need training in battle and you strike me as a wily, gritty fighter.  You agree to train the runts up a bit and I'll pull you out and just to sweeten the deal you'll get free shelter, food and water.  What do you say?"  She could feel Alkali glaring at her.  There was no guarantee that after Pyralis pulled the woman out that she'd honor the bargain but Pyralis had a whole family of bored miscreants.  They could always do a little hunting later.