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The pair walked together to the next area, and Lilie had to admit her breath was taken away as she looked around. This place was [i]gorgeous[/i]! She had to admit the sight of lightning bugs delighted her to no end, having to resist the urge to try to catch one. Ben moving without her brought her attention back to the scene, plucking her coat's collar off her as she realized how warm it was. Was this magic, too? Not that she minded, she didn't realize how cold it had been, her fingers and cheeks appreciating the new heat. 

Since Ben didn't read the riddle out loud, already working on something while she read it herself. Clean, clear mind again--these challenges really had a thing about getting into their heads, didn't they? It seemed pretty straightforward, but one part really confused her. Water has memory? What did that mean? Memory of what? She looked at the pool, frowning to herself. This was the first time she had heard anything like that.

Before she could bring it up, the vampire had already made up his mind. Was that a good idea? Well, he went ahead and jumped in without her--and let her know just how deep the pools were, oh geez--so she might as well follow suit. She took off her coat as well, placing it next to Ben's coat, and took a moment to take off her own boots. As she approached the pool, she carefully wrapped her ponytail up in a bun, exhaling as she looked at the water. Something seemed different about it for some reason, but she couldn't put her finger on why. Still, Ben expected her to just go up like it was nothing! Did he really have that much faith in her?

Letting out a sigh, she decided to test the waters and pulled at the stones. To her surprise, not only was it effortless, but a [i]lot[/i] of it responded to her. She beckoned maybe a small stream, but the entire pool seemed to move! Whoa! Was this like a preview of the future? The idea [i]was[/i] attractive, Lilie's eyes brightening up at the realization. Okay, time to see what she could do, then!

It was definitely a practice in control more than anything as she tried not to accidentally sweep away Ben, but she had to admit she really liked the feeling. She had to hold herself back numerous times, actively fighting the temptation to push herself--she swore once or twice the water moved just by [i]thinking[/i]--but after a little bit of practice, she had a wobbly handle on things. At least, that was her assumption, because no matter how much she moved it around, the glittering rocks always seemed to follow.

Still, she didn't want to time out because she was playing around, so Lilie did as instructed. The water swirled around her with her movements, kneeling down as it collected around her feet, and as she lunged upwards, she was sent flying with the water all around her. Of course, she went higher than expected, missing the second pool entirely and having to hastily pull more water from the thirdpool before she landed safely next to it. Esi's previous warning about making sure she knew how to swim came to mind as she guided it back, and she was glad she managed to get up without hurting herself. At least getting down shouldn't be too hard.

Before Lilie would decide to search, she spotted the podium in the middle. This must be what the riddle was talking about! Parting the water in the pool, she carefully climbed in, boosting herself up as she looked at the koi fish.

[color=00BFFF]"I think I found something!"[/color] She called out, carefully picking up the golden fish.

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[sub][right]Taking on the challenge with [@Bert Macklin].[/right][/sub]