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Well, it was no ht dolefully She wasn’t a prude—she wouldn’t have er soher stretchbits on display now—she couldn’t help it

Still, there was nothing to do but carry on with it Taking a deep breath, she reached behind her and unzipped the tight, dark blue and silver dress she earing and put it into one of the clear glass lockers Next came her bra and knickers And of course, her shoes

She folded her clothes neatly and stored thelass lockers Then, at last, she was standing there nude, feeling both vulnerable and uncertain She had to adrateful that Rarev hadn’t been allowed to come in with her She wouldn’t have wanted the tall, ether like this

“Nohat?” she asked Elfa, who still had that serene look on her face

“Noe must enter the Mists,” the bath attendant told her “Come”

She led E behind it Ereen, and other colors all swirling behind the clear glass

“Are those the Mists?” she asked, pointing to the swirling colors

“They are indeed Come—let us enter them with a clear mind and a pure heart,” Elfa told her Then she opened the door and slipped inside

E to be war when this was over? And how long did she have to be in here? Also—

But her thoughts cut off abruptly as she stepped through the door and her feet left the floor Suddenly, she found that she was floating

“Oh…oh!” she gasped, unable to keep her coh the et back to earth

“Do not fear…” It was Elfa, floating by with that sa on her back, al on the surface of a calm lake “Simply let the Mists cleanse you,” she advised “When you relax, they can work on you properly”