Chapter 31Her fur became radiant, head bowed and burrowed in the side of the dying other, as, around her, a halo of radiance seemed to gathering, burning bright and staving off the thrashing limbs of the growing creature above her.
As the light burnt brighter, so the shape of the magcat on the ground seemed to dissipate, drawn back into the luminance; and as the creature below faded, so the one above changed, patches of white appearing in her fur as the essence of the two creatures became entwined, until, at last, only one remained.
In the distance, Eirian screamed, their voice a wild, uncontrolled howl of grief that could not be heard above the cries the monster itself made, whilst, from her pocket, Lilith pulled free a printed card, her lips moving, the words obscured.
“Specialist Sum
