Disclaimer: Beka isn't mine, I am merely borrowing her.
Beka - A Terrier's Duty: I'm laying on my bed, thinking about today, and I'm still upset. I can't believe Mistress Noll, of all people was the Shadow Snake! I knew her all my life, trusted her. But it just goes to show that you really don't know others, no matter how long you've known them.
But if I'm being honest, that isn't what really has me so upset. I think back on the night when I realized that even my Dogs weren't perfect, that I held them up to impossible ideals. I vowed the Happy Bags'd never be enough for me, and I stand by that vow. I come from the Lower City; I know the people. They don't have anyone to fight for 'em, not really. Someone's got to. That's why I don't much mind that Rosto took over as Rogue. Sure, it means thieves won't be so easy to catch, but he'll look after his people, and that's what matters.
Dogs have a job to do, keeping this city as safe as possible, but how many of them actually care? I don't think too many do, especially in the Lower City. They just want their pay and the extras from the Happy Bags. Tunstall and Goodwin care, at least, but they don't know what it's like here. I do. I'm from here, whether I've spent the past eight years in my Lord Provost's house or not. I understand the people I'm protecting, and even the people I have to hobble and bring to the kennels.
They're calling me Terrier now. I don't like it, but I doubt I'll lose the name anytime soon. So I'm going to make it mean something. Years from now, when I'm dead and gone, people will remember me. They'll say, "That Cooper girl, that Terrier, she had her duty, she did. To us, the Lower City folk. And she never forgot it, or failed to live up to it." They'll say that, because it'll be true. I'll always be here to protect these people, my people, before anything else. No matter what it means.
A/N: Yes, I know, it's not Alanna or Briar. I warned you that I might do someone else if inspiration struck. Anyway, as my friend has my copy of Terrier right now, I couldn't copy Beka's style of speech, so forgive me for that. R&R!