The Cracks

"What happened?" Trisha demanded as she turned away from the grisly scene and inspected the giant leopard. "Are you okay?"

Nakuni finished licking his paw and set it down. "They stabbed me, but I suppose they didn't expect me to turn into this form. I'm sure they expected a helpless kitten instead."

He stretched and turned back into his pocket-sized form and jumped onto Trisha's shoulder. "I'm going to stay in this form, and surprise any others that don't know what I'm capable of."

"You can't discount a good surprise," Logan agreed.  "Not knowing your true form could really help us."

"Especially if they try to attack in the bedroom," Claw pointed out as he rubbed his cheek against Trisha's. "Will you let Rachel know that her drink is finished, but I didn't have a chance to bring it to her?"

Logan picked up the cocktail. "I'll hand it to her. We're lucky it was only one." He nudged the body with his foot. "This guy doesn't look as trained as I