"I'm very calm right now. Istaroth was right. As a shadow, I always have to blend in with my new master." Ronova's breathing grew slightly hurried, and her silver-white hair loosened a little with her movements.
"But you're obviously not in the right state right now." Chen Li frowned.
"There's no but. I feel great right now." Ronova shook her head.
"Then is it possible that you feel too great right now?" Chen Li tried to make Ronova realize that something was off about her.
Ronova fell silent for a second, then recalled the sight of Chen Li being surrounded by everyone earlier that day.
"Are you saying you're supposed to have desires but seek nothing? Rather than letting them take advantage of you, why not let me? I'm not that bad either." Ronova's voice carried a trace of petulance.
"Don't be like this. I know you're perfect..."
"Is one not enough? Istaroth..." Ronova suddenly interrupted Chen Li, then turned to look toward the bathroom.
At the exact same moment her words fell, the bathroom door was pushed open from within.
Wrapped in a white bath towel, Istaroth stepped out. Her wet hair hung loose over her shoulders, and her skin still glistened with post-bath moisture. The towel barely covered the crucial parts, leaving large swathes of fair skin exposed to the air.
"Okay~ Though I feel like making a move on such a young man might get the Disciplinary Committee kicking down my door and hauling me away tomorrow... but it's for my best friend..." Istaroth stretched lazily, and the bath towel slipped down slightly with the motion.
As she spoke, Istaroth walked to Ronova's large bed, then simply fell backward onto the soft mattress.
The white towel finally gave up its last resistance during that movement and slipped