Paying Favors with Deceit

Aurora's soul was pure white, unblemished except for a dark stain at the edge, like gangrene eating its way to the bone.

In Ian's opinion, it looked unsightly.

But did Ian decide to get rid of it because of that? Of course not.

The only reason he decided to get rid of the so-called obsession was that he didn't like some powerful entity residing within his girl and spying on him, even if that was just a trace.

Moreover, when the balance of power between two parties was unequal, one could be plotted against without even realizing it.

A little caution never hurts anyone.

'Hey... can't you see it has no effect on her? I'm just helping her in her practice. She even allowed it herself...'

Ulthera was truly stunned as she felt that what Ian was doing now was ridiculous.

She wasn't lying, as these threads were indeed just a conduit for her to connect with Aurora and had no significant effect on her.