Vierne sat in the garden and prayed with her hands joined together. The temperature was just around the freezing of water. It was going to snow within some days as summer was coming to an end. Lict poured some water from the tap into a wooden bucket. It was cold and foggy. Vierne's eyes were closed and she was focused. Lict poured the cold water on her.

"It's freezing!" She shouted.

"It's okay, Milady." He smiled as the blood from her body washed off, "You can bear a bit of it just for a while. It will make you warmer." He poured another bucket on her and she shivered. The...