In the morning, Su was the first one to wake up, and she felt great.
For the first time, she was healed no nightmare interrupted her sleep, making her feel rested and relaxed.
This feeling, however, vanished as soon as she saw that she was lying on Paul's chest and being hugged by him.
She panicked a bit, realizing what was going on and even more seeing Ran sleeping opposite her, also using Paul as a pillow and being hugged.
She blushed like never before from embarrassment, and tried to move Paul's hand to get up, but she could not do so, and the only result was him hugging her tighter.
Her struggles also woke him up.
-Good morning, slept well?
He smiled at her as her face went red.
She was hoping to get out of bed before he woke up, but it was too late now.
-It's no use, you can't leave his embrace when you sleep with him.
Ran said, Yawning.
She also woke up, but unlike Su, she was enjoying being in his arms.
It didn't take a genius to figure out that Su wanted to leave the bed before they opened their eyes.
-Can you let me go now?
Su asked, embarrassed at the situation she was in.
-Sure.
Paul smiled and released her.
The moment she was free, she jumped out of the bed and left the room in a hurry.
This made both Ran and Paul laugh.
-And where do you think you're going?
Paul asked, hugging Ran as she wanted to leave the bed as well.
He hasn't forgotten that she missed her turn last evening and wanted to make it up to her.
It didn't take long before her moans filled the room.
-What did you do to Su?
Anna asked as Paul and Ran went down for breakfast.
-Nothing much.
Paul smiled, seeing that all the ladies were interested.
He told them what happened, and they all understood, since this was not the first time such things had happened.
Now they were wondering if they should call Su a sister, since this kind of thing usually leads to another sister joining the family.
-On another note, we will be taking the potions and pills in two days, so you should all get ready for it.
Paul announced.
Ideally, he would like to postpone it for a few more days, but he was already half through the Magus stage, so he could not wait any longer, or his breakthrough might occur in the middle of their cultivation, which would not end well for anyone involved.
After the meal, Paul went to Su's room to inform her about it as well.
She thanked him and promised to make her decision about taking the potion by the next day at the latest.
Now she had a problem, because she was planning to at least try to cultivate with him before taking the potion, but it seemed that there was little time for that, and she still had her doubts.
With no better option, she went to look for the ladies, hoping that they might be able to give her some advice.
Natalie was the first one she found, and after hearing her out, she directed Su to Elaina.
-From all of us here, she is the only one who has had a similar experience to what you went through.
So she might be able to help you.
Natalie explained.
It was not hard to find the elf since she spent most of her time either sitting on the oak tree in the middle of the garden or in her room.
Additionally, Elaina already heard about Su's experience, so she was not surprised when she was approached.
-The only thing I can say is that you should gather your courage and try cultivating with him.
Elaina said after hearing Su out.
-I was no different from you at the beginning.
Thinking that it was my fault that this happened to me and that I was useless and worthless.
Elaina explained, before Su could protest.
-Paul does not see things as we do, and I don't only mean elves.
Think about it.
Big sister Fei Fei was a courtesan for at least a few thousand years, and he still accepted her.
Irine and Rina also were not virgins, yet here they are.
My case was even more different, since I'm not a human and I was raped by the goblins so many times I don't even care to remember it all.
The elf said.
-Yet here I am, and I never expected to become his woman.
Truth be told, I was convinced that it would already be great if I could even become his mistress, despite what Fei Fei wrote in the letter.
-I know that he will accept me.
Su said after hearing what Elaina said.
-The problem is, can I accept him?
I'm worried that when we start cultivating, I might get scared, and that these memories would come back.
-Then you have the same problem I had, and it did happen to me when I tried for the first time.
Elaina said calmly.
-Paul understood and didn't force me to do anything, giving me time to overcome whatever it was that held me back.
Then I tried again, and despite the memories and fear, I went through with it.
It was not easy at first, but once we did it, everything vanished.
All the doubts, my low self-esteem, the fear, and what's most important, the nightmares.
It all simply disappeared like it was never there.
-Do you think that it will be the same for me?
Su asked, not convinced that she could do it the same way Elaina did.
-I can't promise you anything, since you're not me.
Elaina said honestly.
-What I can promise you is that you won't lose anything if you try, even if it does not go well.
Not long later, Su thanked Elaina for her time and went back to her room to think about what she had just heard.
Despite all the assurance she got from Elaina, it was not that easy to make this decision.
Finally, she decided to heed the advice the elf had given her and try.
Once she decided, she began preparing before she could second-guess herself.
Luckily, all the ladies were understanding of her situation and had no problem skipping their turns to let her try cultivating with Paul.
With that done, now she had to get ready and just do it.