Chrome and Claws
Only the ring of hammer on steel.
Her claws ached beneath her skin, begging to break through.
Later, as the sun tipped toward noon, Sabrina followed Raven to the far side of camp and her blond pigtails bounced with her steps, but her expression was pinched with worry.
“They’re just… scared,” Sabrina said, biting her lip. “That’s all this is, as fear makes people stupid.”
Raven dropped her weight heavily onto a stone slab, arms crossed. “Scared people don’t whisper like that, scared people don’t stop looking you in the eye and also scared people don't grab their knives when you pass.”