DESDEMONAI stumbled back to my room, I fell asleep immediately and I lay on the bed.The power is tiring more than I assume, it drains my power though it makes me stronger.….When I woke up my head was spinning, I turned to the side of the room, my eyes dropped, even with the power I am nothing.I stared at the empty room, before my gaze fell to the wooden floor.I pinned my lip together. Even with the power I have to work to survive here.I carry my heavy body up, growling in pain. The weight of the blade hurt deeper than I thought.Work usually numbed me.That was the point of it.If my hands were busy, my thoughts stayed quiet. If my body ached, my heart did not scream as loudly. Today, even that mercy was denied me. Every movement reminded me of the power still humming beneath my skin, unfamiliar and raw, like something borrowed instead of owned.I was scrubbing the long wooden tables in the eastern hall when I smelled water before I saw it.Clean and cold.I turned, startled, a
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