"They gave it to me, and to Joy, so easily..." Grace murmured softly, her voice nearly drowned by the sound of bubbles popping on the water's surface. A faint fear was visible on her face, though she tried to hide it.
Deep down, Grace still felt a bit of doubt. This elixir was a blessing, but she couldn't ignore the shadow lingering in her thoughts. If it hadn't been Nita—someone she fully trusted as a fellow woman—who gave it to her, she might not have accepted this item so willingly.
Grace took a deep breath, letting the warm steam soothe her mind. "I hope joining this alliance was the right decision," she said with a tone full of hope. Her words sounded light, but they carried a lot of uncertainty.
She knew very well that great power always came with great threats. That law applied everywhere, across the entire universe. A powerful alliance was bound to have equally powerful enemies.
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