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PAT.
The bathroom door opened.
Immediately, scalding steam billowed out, misting the air around the doorway.
Crisp footsteps sounded.
Shiayar lifted his head slightly, only to see that the blonde girl had, at some point, changed into a teacher's outfit.
Amidst her pale golden locks, she wore an exquisitely crafted headpiece with raised, dark purple horns on either side.
It was the most popular item in contemporary adult novelty stores—the "Succubus Headwear."
Enola walked to the bedside and gently knelt beside Shiayar. Her fair skin, flushed with warmth after her bath, appeared slightly translucent under the glow of the magictech lamp.
She pulled back the covers and slid a long, slender, black-stockinged leg beneath them.
Then, Enola turned her head slightly, tilting it as she looked at Shiayar, her porcelain-white face devoid of emotion.
"Not sleeping yet?"
