And when she raised the water to her lips and drank, it was as though she swallowed the moon itself. Light bloomed beneath her skin and radiated softly outward. Even her eyes glowed with the spring’s strange, wondrous power. Mondscheinprinzessin. No, you fool, Lorelei thought. Just Sylvia. And yet, she remained on her knees until Sylvia helped her rise.

