“You’ve tested it?”
“I can feel it.” Those turquoise eyes,
despite all she’d done, were heavy. Solemn.
“I’ve never felt a bottom before. Felt it
without having to look for it.” Aelin dunked
her sudsy scalp in the water, scrubbing free
the bubbles and oils. “Not so impressive, is
it?”
“I never cared if you had magic or not.”
“Why? Everyone else did.” A flat question.
Yes, when they’d been children, so many had
feared what manner of power Aelin possessed.
What she’d grow into.
“Who you are isn’t your magic,” Elide said
simply.
“Isn’t it?” Aelin rested her head on the
back of the tub. “I liked my magic. Loved it.”
“And being human?” Elide knew she
shouldn’t have dared ask, but it slipped out.
Aelin glanced sidelong at her. “Am I still
lily
(lily)
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