A low cry filled the room when his hand pressed into his chest. She'd have changed with just the order, he knew it, the men knew it, there was no need for this display of power and she would have fallen to the if his magic hadn't held her in place before him. It hurt! Being forced to change, instead of it being by her own will, always hurt. It was an agony to have her very nature twisted and ripped from her and, as her form began to grow smaller, a single tear slid from her right eye.<br/><br/>She didn't choose a shape until he removed his hand and the pain eased. She could have snapped back into her human form but didn't want any more pain if she could avoid it. Shrinking down further flesh vanished, replaced by feathers, arms becoming wings, her face vanishing, replaced by the dark eyes of a mockingbird. Around her, her robes fluttered to the floor and as she finished changing she hopped from them before launching herself up to a windowsill and perching there out of the way.<br/><br/>The way Bryn used his magic to draw Midnight to him proved that it wouldn't matter how far she was, he could pull her to him if he wanted. She simply wanted to be out of the way as he put the men through their paces. She didn't want them to accidentally step on her. Turning her head she forced herself to watch him drag Midnight to him, heard him give the man his orders before she opened her her throat and began to sing. From her throat came the sweet, tones of a nightingale. It's ability to mimic the sounds of most other birds was why she most often chose the form of a mockingbird when ordered to sing, it gave her a better range and kept Bryn from being unhappy when he wanted her to change tunes quickly.<br/><br/>She let her song fill the room, and forced herself to watch what was happening below her. If she could have, tears would have filled her eyes but it was something she considered it an advantage that they couldn't. The last thing she needed was to show weakness by crying while Bryn tormented them. He enjoyed their suffering enough without getting tears from her too.