The doll-like girl remained suspended in the air for a couple more seconds before she approached the barrier of the Forbidden Forest. She lifted her arms, pulling the cloak sleeve of her dress out of the way, and touched the barrier with her bare hands. As soon as the tips of her finger touched it, black fire came out of nowhere and burned her hands.
The girl didn't even flinch as the fire burned her. Instead, she calmly conjured water out of her palm to subdue the fire and healed it afterwards. As if accustomed to pain, her poker face remained still.
Ducis was alarmed when he detected someone touched the barrier. He immediately searched for its direction and there, high above the ground, he saw the girl. And just like him, the girl noticed him too, staring at her.
They looked fixedly at each other for a moment. Not even a blink stopped them. Until the girl finally closed her eyes and slowly vanished into thin air as she whispered.
