"This place feels so stiffening. I cannot believe I agreed to live here for a single day."
Elysia looked at the pool in front of her in disdain. She did not want the water touching her body. It only felt uncomfortable but Elysia was also afraid of her curse triggering if she touched the pool again.
She could feel the magic inside her reaching out toward the pool in an attempt to reconcile with what it missed but Elysia decided to keep her magic and the one in the pool separated.
"Can I just not take this dip and pretend as I dipped into the ceremonial pool already? Will these people even notice?"
Elysia had the fleeting thought before she decided to get this bath over with. The sooner she was able to get through it, the sooner she would be able to forget all about it.
