Between Heaven and Hell
Breaking the silence, the mistress rested the grimoire on her lap and leaned closer to Dryzza.
“Give me your hand,” she requested, her voice soft but commanding.
Dryzza hesitated, the sudden intimacy of the gesture unsettling. Still, she extended her arm, placing her hand in the mistress’s. In an instant, the old woman’s eyes widened in shock, her gaze locking onto Dryzza’s with a newfound intensity.
"It was a devil who showed itself to you."
Dryzza nearly choked on the Mistress’s words, a revelation so stark yet delivered with an air that was not entirely alarming. In fact, there was an undercurrent of intrigue, as though the Mistress found the revelation fascinating rather than terrifying.
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