Elinalise Dragonroad's thoughts settled after the fragments of memory she had just experienced.
Then an unprecedented sense of freshness and calm, as though she had been washed clean, spread through her entire body.
This feels so refreshing... even after satisfying my desires, my body never felt this clear before.
She abruptly sat up, feeling the state of her body with disbelief.
For the first time, she felt such pure peace without having gone "hunting," free from the control of any desire.
"Looks like you've recovered."
A calm voice came from the corner of the room.
Elinalise turned to see Cui Ciyou sitting quietly on a wooden chair. He held a steaming cup of black tea, his deep black eyes watching her calmly.
"You... you did this." Elinalise looked at him, her mind reeling.
"If you mean calming you down," Cui Ciyou said evenly, taking a sip of black tea, "then I suppose I did."
"But all I did was eliminate your magic power."
Elinalise stared hard at him for a while, then sighed.
"That's really impressive! In all my long life, you're the only person I've ever met who could lift my curse."
Cui Ciyou corrected her. "I didn't lift your curse. I eliminated your magic power."
He continued, "You're a cursed child, aren't you? So what is your curse?"
She fell silent for a moment, then slowly began her confession.
"That's right. I'm a cursed child, and an Elf cursed child at that."
"We elves have an innate talent for magic. The magic humans use today evolved from our race's ancient magic."
"So elves have a great deal of magic power, and our curses as cursed children are even stronger."
Is that how it works? Cursed children of different races... have curses of different strengths? Cui Ciyou pondered as