Rose managed to break out of Reiko's grip, though it pained her to hear the girl cry. She snatched up her staff, the tip surrounding in a deadly sharp blade of ice as she charged to run the kitsune through. Shade merely smiled, she side-stepped the raging attack and with a swift chop of her hand split the staff in two. She proceeded to grab Rose's throat, picking her high of the ground without effort as she squeezed tighter and tighter, ignoring her straggled cries of pain.