Tess awoke as a wolf. The covers and blankets had been thrown to the floor, most likely because of her Changing from girl to wolf, which was never a pleasant exchange, and always left her squirming and flailing.
As she looked blearily around, she realized that sharp shards of colored glass littered the floor. She looked closer. Suddenly, she knew what the glass was from: A glass figurine that had rested prettily on the bedside table last night. Now, it was broken, shattered on the floor. A jolt of alarm shot through her. She had probably knocked it down in her sleep, while Shifting.
Tess whined, and leaped gingerly down from the bed. She snuffled at the glass shards, sneezed. Then she growled. She already owed this man, for his kindness, food, and shelter. But to add a broken heirloom in the mix was too much. She knew it had been old, expensive. And she had broken it.
Tess growled, which morphed into a sharp whine as she stepped on a glass shard. She licked at her paw pad, careful not to tread on anymore glass, and leaped down from the loft.