Valentina sighed, and pushed herself up to a sitting position, her eyes locking to Fiona's as the girl reached out for the pendant.  The scream had her falling back, landing hard on her back as the chain holding the pendant snapped and scattered chunks throughout the area.  She lay there in shock, staring at the transformation that took Fiona by fire.  When it completed, her eyes locked to the saber, wide as saucers as she shook her head.  'That's... that's not...  That looks like... it was...'<br/><br/>She blinked several times, shaking her head again.  'My mother's blade,' she spoke quietly, her voice almost a whisper as her eyes darted from the blade to the wings to the unconscious girl they were attached to.  Then they darted up to Jurai, and she shook her head, trying to scramble back.  She had a sneaking suspicion.  The tears welled in her eyes again, though they wouldn't be visible through the blindfold.  She shook her head violently, trying to back away from him.