EPISODE 34 - A GENTLE REFLECTION

(Aileen's POV) This room is enormous. In some ways, it reminds me so much of my own—warm, intimate, welcoming. Everything here smells of the sea. Light spills everywhere, born from pink and blue reflections drifting out of water-pearls of every size. The walls are... strange. Entirely mirrored. Not a single stretch of plain stone. They radiate a soft warmth and feel like darkened windows facing the outside. I can see the whole ocean floor. And no one can see me. The best part, though, is the bed. Wide. Round. With a headboard shaped like an oyster shell. On one side stands a massive wardrobe. Curiosity gets the better of me—I open it. Inside: sumptuous garments, crafted in the purest and most refined style of Cloudland. On the other side of the bed, a large chest overflows with colorful…