“This is true?” The girl still seemed skeptical
“It is. I swear. I came to Ilusia against my will and yet, I found this the one truth that has not failed me since I became part of this world. I still relish my surrender. And you, who have been part of this place all your life, cannot possibly escape its joys. You wouldn’t want to deny yourself.”
“No. I want to deny nothing.”
Charlotte could only smile hearing these thoughts pour from the gentle virgin. It seemed that her own freedom was within her grasp. Keep on, she told herself. Keep on.
The two lay languishing in their silence for some time until Charlotte finally rose from the bed. She would have liked to spend her afternoon making love to this innocent temptress, but this was not her duty. She needed to remain fixed on the outcome
