The Night of Solitude and Resolve

Night has come once more. With it was another time of solitude for Ellie, as she lied in bed.

"Another day gone. Spent with training..." she muttered, looking at her hand as she made it into a fist, getting a feel of her own strength.

It had been on her mind for a good while now. That is, ever since Ashina and Morgan had their private chat earlier. At first, she only did it as a means of escape from what the hatter had said, but the more Ellie thought about it, the more bothered she was. Now that she had fully recovered, it became clear that she was far from weak. From what she saw during her time training with the Devorare werewolves, she could see that her capabilities were better than that of Maddie's prior to the Wolf Swap Rite.

Taking that into consideration, did that meant that she was originally this strong? Had something gone wrong in the rite that no one in the Hermit Pack knew of? Regardless of which it was, if she had improved in the time she healed, what about Maddie? D