1

Winnipeg rushed her with an outstretched hand, clutching at the fluttering lapels of Sloan's overcoat. She tore yet another hole in the fur before Sloan stuck out her own hand and fired a small pulse of light directly into Winnipeg's remaining eye.

Winnipeg collapsed. Her katana dropped as both hands flew to her sightless face. She writhed and screamed, kicking the ground with her stockinged legs, devolving into temper tantrum like she had during the battle with the worm. Sloan fell on her and pinned her to the ground before she could do any damage. Winnipeg's smallness surprised her; she hardly had to push her weight to keep the meager girl from moving.

"Calm down. Please. Calm down." She whispered into Winnipeg's ear, the way she used to whisper to her Soul Gem back in Fargo when things got especially rough. "I'll heal the blindness. Please calm down."

(Chapter 7)