Before she could finish the thought, the voice spoke again ,"But from where I stand, you seem to have suffered more losses than I have."
Shiqi turned fully then. And the people frozen on the podium had changed. Instead stood a large golden wolf, with three black wolves behind her...
Her eyes widened. No... A golden wolf... Emira? No. It couldn't be. But even as she met the wolf's gaze, a sharp, broken gasp escaped her mouth. For a moment, her mind refused to accept what her eyes were seeing.
"No…" she whispered.
The golden wolf lowered her head slightly, and in the next instant, light rippled across her form. Bone shifted. Fur faded. The wolf stood upright, reshaping, until Emira stood there in human form.
"How are you here? How did you get there?" Shiqi asked hoarsely, unable to believe her eyes.
Her gaze dropped suddenly to the woman she had thrown aside earlier. Desperation gave her strength to kick the woman who moved the moment her foot touched her stomach.
