bash-2.05b$ cat a.c
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
        short b = 4582;
        char* bs = (char*) & b;
        printf("%d %d\n", bs[0], bs[1]);
}
bash-2.05b$ gcc a.c
bash-2.05b$ ./a.out 
-26 17