After nearly thirty minutes, Morvienne's lashes fluttered and she finally opened her eyes slowly, gazing ahead with a soft, unfocused stare, as though she still had so many thoughts deep inside her mind.
She shifted in the bath, letting her body rise slightly as water rippled around her in small waves, spreading outward with the movement.
Then she pressed her hands against the sides of the tub, and pushed herself upward, lifting her body carefully out of the warm water.
Drops of water slid down her skin, tracing the curves of her shoulders, arms, and back as she moved.
When she rose fully, she planted one foot carefully on the cool tiles outside the tub, her other leg following right after, slow and controlled.
She then reached for the towel hanging nearby, pulled it free, and gently
