Chapter 170: Destined by Fate
Inside a second-floor room of White Oak Manor, the morning sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains and spilled across the soft bed.
Cecilia’s long eyelashes trembled slightly before she slowly opened her eyes.
The very first thing she felt upon regaining consciousness was not the exhaustion caused by magical overdraw.
On the contrary—
It was the immense magic power within her body, so abundant it almost seemed ready to overflow.
Those once-dried magic circuits now resembled riverbeds nourished by spring rain. Not only had her magic fully replenished to its limit, but even her nerve endings continuously transmitted a tingling sensation to her brain that made her scalp go numb.
The feeling was simply too comfortable, causing her to unconsciously let out a soft and sweet nasal sound into the pillow like a kitten just waking up.
“Water…”
After the brief comfort faded, she suddenly felt as though a fire was burning inside her throat, and her lips had become painfully dry.