There was a sensation of something erupting from inside her and coming out sharply from her back. The force of it made her buckle and she clenched her teeth to keep back a juddering gasp. Fear threatened to destroy her focus but her mind was alert and actively aware of the feel of her body growing, of a new connection of blood and bone and now flesh that was forming so quickly it sounded like a ruffle of feathers. As they sprouted from that new membrane she turned her head to look over her shoulder and watched in almost horrified awe at what she had done. 