Human Tried to Drink Her Morning Coffee But Cub Hid the Mug Said

Human tried to drink her morning coffee, but Cub hid the mug and said, no hot liquid, it is not secure. Lieutenant Mara Ionescu, Terran, human, undefeated in six campaigns, stood blinking in confusion as a Karathi cub barely up to her knee snarled at her beverage. Mara was known across the sector as Iron Thread, the human who held a collapsing flank with a broken rifle and a smile, who kept fighting after losing blood enough to kill most species twice over. You did not counter-man the Cubs' protective instinct, especially not when it had chosen you as its pack. When a breach tore through tactical and fire rolled across the deck, Cubs were there, dragging wounded humans to safety, snarling at the flames, standing guard with tiny bodies and enormous fury.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.