Ishi hated this woman.  This woman who had made her feel like a prisoner in her own body.  In contrast to Akiko (or at least, from Ishi's perspective), Ishi had been focused on the power of the mind, as opposed to the body.  Having power with a body was easy - there were so many physical ways to manipulate people.  But the mind, that had but one path, and it involved work, study, and such things that could not be bought easily, if at all.<br/><br/>But yet, despite all of Ishi's mental prowess, she was being manipulated by someone who understood bodies in a way that she didn't really seem to.  Somehow, though...as Ishi watched the skunk woman, it was dawning on her that she had that same power over Akiko, simply by dancing, Akiko was watching her.  There was a recognition there, as she realized that, that this kind felt...good.  That she was ever-so-slightly enjoying the influence she had over the woman that was making her do all these things.