The tail lashed, then drooped.  "I'm not sure," Lisle admitted.  "Other than showing it wouldn't be a danger except in desperation.  It's not like you gave me<em>claws</em>after all."<br/><br/>She held up the stubby little paw that served her as a hand.  Even the blunt, nearly useless nails of a human being had been taken from her.<br/><br/>"I mean, what if a - a guard dog thought I was a real cat and tried to attack me?"  It sounded ridiculous, even to her own ears, but she was trying to come up with<em>some</em>reason that the teeth could be needed.