grownups need not apply

Ooof, her shrill cry was almost a battle shriek. She sure had a lot of spunk, this tiny little bite of a creature. His shins already shook in fear of her. He managed to wipe his grin off his face as he held the tail in her view, wrinkling at the scent of it close to his face. Her yells only grew more instant, and he was certain his ploy would work. He didn’t have to wait long, and his shins were proven right to be fearful as she launched herself from the den onto her. He made care not to drop the tail, thinking she might take to opportunity to grab it and flee. Instead he passed it over to Marshal who still sat on his back, to free his mouth a little.

Her teeth latched onto his leg rather hard, tiny little puppy incisors scraping away more at fur then skin. “Ugggh!” he cried out, as through in pain, and wobbled a little, as through her fearsome attack had put him off balance. “Oh my, peace! I didn’t realise you were such a warrior” he said. “Say, I could use the help of a warrior, instead of chewing off my poor leg, how about we see if we can make a deal? If you help me, I'll give you a whole rabbit?” at his nod Marshal dropped the tail, so she wouldn’t think he wasn’t playing fair.