The Pool
You struggled in his iron-like grip, but to no avail. The arms tighten
about you, and finally, after much a struggle, you feel weak.
"Take a breath, quickly," whispers Edomiya in a husky voice
into your ear.
Then, without any other warning of any kind, Edomiya plunges into the
dark pool. The water is icy cold, deathly cold, much too cold. It
pierces through your clothing--it feels like a long, sharp, icy knife
piercing into your heart.
Suddenly, finally, you emerge from the bitter little pool. With a cry,
you fall upon the earth. Your heart hurts terribly, still hurts, even
though you've already gotten out of that awful little pool.
Edomiya gives a bitter, ringing laugh. "Welcome to my home,
Princess," he says. Yet he, too, is clutching his chest, and his
face is drawn with pain.
You sigh and eventually fall asleep.
Swiftly Edomiya puts his arms about you.
