Miss Aurora sat down nearby while Shade held Miss Galina and waited for them to prepare the healing potion. Suddenly, Luvia reached over and placed her hand on Miss Galina's forehead:
"Don't worry. I'll try to wake her."
Shade did not remember Luvia having this ability, but since she said so, he naturally believed her. A violet glow flashed in Luvia's hand. Then she closed her eyes as well, allowing her spirit to touch the illusion enveloping the Great Witch's Spiritual Power.
Perhaps because the Red-haired Duchess was not very wary of Luvia, the process went quite smoothly. Relying on an inexplicable familiarity with witch power, Luvia soon "saw" the contents of the illusion within the darkness behind her closed eyes.
The scene was quite simple. In a completely dark world, Galina Cavendish and Leisha Cavendish stood facing each other. Both women emitted a faint glow, keeping them from vanishing into the darkness.
At that moment, "Leisha" wore a gentle smile as she lightly stroked her stomach:
"He won't stay by your side forever, Galina. Shade belongs to me."
After a brief pause, she looked at her stomach:
"I'm already pregnant. And you're a witch—you have no ability to bear children. Grand-aunt, no matter how powerful or beautiful you are, you're just a—"
She raised her head, wearing an expression that would never have appeared on Leisha's face:
"A hen that can't lay eggs."
She slowly emphasized that insulting phrase. Miss Galina's expression instantly spiraled out of control:
"You!"
She raised her hand to strike, but a hand appearing behind her seized her wrist.
The Red-haired Witch turned around angrily. The moment she saw those clear purple eyes, she immediately understood that she was inside her own hallucination.
"Did you hear what she just said?!"
She broke free of Luvia's