from Gryphon in another thread that wasn't about this...

>No, by "nowhere" Kate meant she didn't go anywhere - she'd been right
>there the whole time. Utena just didn't see her.
>
>(If she'd looked carefully, though, Utena would have seen her
>shadow... :)

It occcurs to me, after that statement, and considering Kate's heritage, that she may have some of the abilities of The Shadow since his persona was infused with Gryphon at the time of her conception. That or its just a neat martial arts technique.

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