Chapter 72

Once Cora set her mind to it, she acted without hesitation.

After lunch, Cora asked Zarek to fetch some water for her. She wanted to take a bath.

Zarek was confused. Cora always bathed at night, so her bathing now was unexpected.

Cora glanced at him shyly, her voice gentle and hesitant. "Um... I want to absorb crystal cores."

Zarek stared at her for three seconds, then disappeared in a blur. He wa