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It was not a threat display. It was showing her rank. Bloodline. Position. The six lifted their heads toward her in order, and for the first time since their transformation, their attention was no longer split between fear, hunger, and raw instinct.
Now it had shape.
Auri was above them. Bat Bat was above Auri. Above all stands their master Sekhmet.
That was a better beginning than leaving them wild.
Sofia noticed it too. "The first one has already become useful in another way."
Natasha nodded once. "Hierarchy settles faster when blood recognizes blood."
Sekhmet heard that and agreed, though he did not say it aloud.
