Maelis looked away. “Your soul Aurora. It is divine but unstable. You aren’t meant to give it away. Every time you use it to fight that curse, it will take something from you. A piece of your soul.”

Aurora looked unfaze and Maelis lost it as she realised Aurora wasn't taking her seriously. “If you lose too much, your body may live. But your spirit will never rest. It will wander. Unsettled. You could keep dying over and over again for eternity. Screaming.”

She waited for Aurora to cry or begfor another way but she didn’t. Aurora lifted her chin, eyes glassy but fierce. “How do we start?”

Maelis sighed...