EPISODE 41 - POWER REVERSED

(POV Alisea — Aileen) I have no tears left. I wipe my face and let the mirror slip from my arms. It floats there. Calm. Indifferent. As if nothing has happened. Inside its silver surface, a fragment of parchment shimmers in gold filigree. Words carved into it. I hear the triton's voice again — the one who killed my love. "That mirror is Anam. Read the words aloud... and he will live again." It's absurd. And yet... What if he was telling the truth? ... No. What am I thinking? It's madness. Impossible. I want this to be a nightmare. I want to wake up. Anam... I miss you so much. It has to be a lie. It has to be. But what would it cost me to try? I take the mirror in my hands. The mere thought of seeing him again makes me tremble so violently I'm afraid I might drop it — so I hold on…