The wolf didn't answer at first, limping over to the alter room and shifting back. She put her clothes back on out of sight and came back into view, not looking good. She went over to the body and said "I liked the high priest you monster....your death wasn't slow enough for me" she waved her hand and the body burst into black flames. She then sighed and said "it's safe now, my pack brothers...." Out of the shadows came lily, looking around then, seeing lady shade, smiled and ran to her, hugging her tightly. "Thank you lady shade....you saved me..." Megumi smiled and said "I told you, the moonlight watches over all those with a heart full of its light" she let the girl go and said "now run along home...tell the village the shrine is safe once more..." Lily nodded and ran out, thanking garoth as she went by. Then she looked at the man, her skin pale as she held her bleeding shoulder, the poison doing it's work quickly. "I was never asked to be branded. There are so few of my kind left, I slipped thru the cracks. It was better this way so I could do my duty...." She flinched, then went down on one knee. She was breathing hard, sweat pouring down her face. "If your going to take me out, do it fast....the poison will be a slow painful death...."