Signy's plan was working perfectly so far. She'd managed to sneak up on the Big Thing without it noticing, and then the leap and then BAM she'd caught the Big Thing right up in her teeth, with only a flailing tail to show that the Big Thing had even realized she was up there.
But that's when she came up with a few problems.
When she went to lift the Big Thing, she realized that it was simply... TOO big. She couldn't lift it up while she was standing on it's back, but her paws couldn't reach the ground to provide leverage either. She went still for a moment, her mind working over the issue, but that's where her second problem came in.
It could talk.
Really loudly, too. The rumbling voice seemed to travel up through her paws to ring in her ears, and the tiny pup's jaw inadvertently gaped open, loosing her grip on his scruff in awe. That's when the third problem began.
The Big Thing stood up.
And it was really, really tall.
And then it shook.
Signy tumbled off the striped back to land in the water with a squeak. "Hey!" she cried out indignantly. "I wasn't even trying to eat you. I was going to capture you and bring you back to show Cecily. I bet she never saw something like you." She stared at the Big Thing for a moment, then stood up to shake her dark coat out as she asked, "What are you anyway?" She showed no fear of the creature - she didn't understand yet the need for fear, so she feared nothing.
"Speech"
This pine marten has a very foul mouth and a confusing accent. He is also fierce and hates to be called adorable. You have been warned.
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