Kat remained quiet as the new figure of the Emperor entered.  He was completely transformed but the feel of his disturbing presence was the same, making his identity unmistakable.  The obvious tension and anger radiating from him made Kat tremble inside.  Even when she was released from her chains she felt no ease of tension.  She stood on wobbly legs, still numb from the position and the torment.<br/><br/>Her eyes darted around the room, not wanting to meet the Emperor's intense gaze again for fear it would tear through her mind once more.  He circled them, like a predator deciding where it was going to strike.  The red tails took Kat by surprise, making her eyes grow wide.  She longed to recoil as one stretched out to touch her and rest beneath her chin.  The surprising strength of the tail forced her face upward and into the piercing stare of the Emperor.  His questioned shook her body and nested with a sickly pain in her gullet.  He was<em> not</em>her lord and master!  She was free, everyone was born free as their divine right!  She stayed silent, barely even making a sound as she breathed.  It disgusted her that the traitor so easily could relinquish his birth right of freedom.