Ness's nose almost crinkled at the term [i]kid[/i]. She steeled herself before she nodded, moving quickly to get towards the bike.
She moved to hook the cage on her horns for a second as she steadied herself on the back of the bike.
She winced momentarily as she realized she sat on her tail, she quickly wriggled it out  from underneath her. She glanced back at the Shade Skipper, she moved to take her cage off her horns and held it in her hands, moving quickly to run a small chain cord through the hooks and holes on the sides in order to keep it safe.

"I don't have a lot of money." Ness started, wanting to kick herself for even saying it, "But I'm sure I have something to give you worth the trouble."
She took one last glance towards the Shade Skipper before she looked towards the city they were heading to.

[i]I really hope that the Guards haven't been there.[/i] The Star-Born thought to herself, at this point she didn't care. She needed a hot shower and some food; somewhere she can freshen up.
A small chirp sound echoed from in the cage, as two green eyes seemed to look out and around, whatever was inside the cage was awake, and restless.
"Shhh." Ness cooed quietly, moving to gently pull a bit of dried meat from her bag and slipped it between the cage bars, pulling back quickly as the snap of jaws echoed from the cage. She swore in a dead language, the language of the Star-Born.