“All day long. Flea do this. Flea do that. Flea do this shit, flea take care of that shit. All day long Flea clean up shit. You know what I mean?” I said looking up at the horse. “No off course you don't. Your a horse. You have it easy. Carry junk from place to place for human then come home stay in nice barn all day with other horses. Flea alone. No other goblins here just Flea.” I shook my head. I was a stable hand for the largest shipping company in the capital. More horses then I could count on my fingers. When all the delivers where said and done I had to tend to the horses.

“Flea thought city life better then goblin town. Their I shovel shit, here I shovel shit. Least Flea not shoveling dragon shit. That be lot of shit. Mountain of shit. Maybe find nice sword to sell though after dragon shit out dumb human who try kill dragon.” I laughed and look up at the horse. “Me likes you. Your good listener horse.”

“Hey ladies. You girls want to come on to our boat.” I heard someone outside and peeked out the stable doors. I saw two lovely women, well for humans anyways, walking down the street. I had seen them many times before as they came and gone.

“Bet you an oat she says no.” I looked up at the horse.

“No thanks.” One of the replied. She had a lot of sass about her. Not like goblin women.

“Told you.”

“Oh come on. The captains away from the ship. We can use his quarters. Nice big feather bed.” The man replied. I saw him and two other sailors.

“Pass. I don't want to end up smelling like fish.” She said walking away.

“What you say to me?” The man got angry and grabbed her arm and pulled out a blade. He put the knife to her throat as he pulled her head back by her hair.

“Nothing.” She shook her head

“Help....” The other woman began to scream but one of the men grabbed her and put his hand over her mouth.

“Fuck pretty ladies get hurt bad but no one around.” I said looking through the cracks to see if I could see anyone.

“How about I cut out that pretty tongue of yours you bitch. Then you really will never say nothing. The perfect woman. Big tits and no tongue to talk back.” He smiled and cut open her the laces of her corset making her tits fall out.

“Shit. This no look good horse. We stay out of it. No need to get self killed. They no pay me if I get killed.” I shook my head.

“Now where going to take you both aboard and your going to show me how sorry you two are. Over and over again. You do a good job and we might throw you off somewhere close to shore.” He sneered.

“Fuck.” I shook my head. “Flea. Go die now. Remember me horse.” I took a deep breath and used my shovel to unlatch the doors and pushed one open. Gripped my shovel tight and ran full steam toward the humans. “Ahhhh...” I yelled out mustering what courage I could.

“What the fuck.” The one with the knife said as he turned a second before my shovel hit him in the stomach and knocked the wind out of him. He stumbled backwards and fell into the water. One of the pretty ladies bit the sailor who had his hand over her mouth.

“Ouch. You bitch.” He yelled out and let her go. I swung at him with the shovel and struck him in the knee sending him falling to the ground as he grabbed his leg.

“Run.” One of the girls said and the two of them took off running. The last human came at me with a sword from behind me. I thrust the wood end of the shovel into his crotch. Then swung it around and smacked him upside his head with the metal end as it let out a ringing noise.

“Flea still alive?” I said looking around.

“What's going on down their.” A voice from the boat said. I saw more humans looking over the railing down at me.

“Oh shit.”

“Kill the fucker.” The one holding his knee said. I smacked him in the head and dropped the shovel running for my fucking life. Bad thing was humans were bigger and faster. I cut through the stables. And ran through ever nook and cranny I knew of to loose them. When I reached the end I climbed crates as fast as I could. A human hot on my trail. One swinging a sword and almost getting me as I jumped out an open window and fell to ground with a thud. I pull myself up to see I had landed in the alleys between river road and fish market. I got up and kept running down the alley. I needed a plan. Something. Anything.