[ The younger (and less technically extant) blonde doesn't transform into a manticore or any other sort of gruesome monster, but neither does she step aside and let them at Kate. ]
No! [ Is her immediate response. Her face flushes in angry, adamant distress. ] She's safe here with me and she's staying with me. You can't take her!
[ As the red spreads across her cheeks her fists clench even tighter and she begins to grow, like someone's grabbed a diagonal and started dragging. It starts slow, almost imperceptible, but then speeds until suddenly she's seven feet tall and still growing. Luckily (for her?) the loft ceilings are much higher than that. ] This is your last chance! Leave her alone!
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No! [ Is her immediate response. Her face flushes in angry, adamant distress. ] She's safe here with me and she's staying with me. You can't take her!
[ As the red spreads across her cheeks her fists clench even tighter and she begins to grow, like someone's grabbed a diagonal and started dragging. It starts slow, almost imperceptible, but then speeds until suddenly she's seven feet tall and still growing. Luckily (for her?) the loft ceilings are much higher than that. ] This is your last chance! Leave her alone!