Later that night when both Laela and Arianna had fallen asleep in the bed they shared in their chambers, Aiden stood quietly from that midst and warped into his Pocket Domain.
The familiar expanse stretched out around him and he called out, "Syra."
Her translucent form appeared beside him almost immediately.
I'm sure you know why I called," Aiden said.
Syra nodded. "You want to know if there's a way to suppress the effects of the Dragon Curse."
Aiden exhaled slowly. "I knew I was going to lose my humanity eventually," he admitted. "But I didn't think it would be like this."
Syra smiled gently. "What you're experiencing is normal," she said. "It's going to feel that way until you start finding a balance. You have to constantly remind yourself what you value most about your human life and hold on to those thoughts and feelings."
Aiden let his mind wander a bit. He thought of Laela and Arianna first, with their pretty faces smiling at him.
