A tame spider monkey rode in the Emperor's lap and skittered restlessly about, chattering animatedly on it's braided tether leash.
"Si'Wren of the Patriarchs"
Roland Cheney
One struck the ground beside the man just as he set one foot on the bottom rung of the ladder, and skittered away past one fin of the ship before exploding.
"Exile"
Horace Brown Fyfe
For five weary weeks I've skittered about this city, carrying around with me half a dozen of the ripest, richest franchise propositions ever matured.
"Torchy, Private Sec."
Sewell Ford