It had been three days, but the villainess known as the Bloody Swan proved relentless. No matter how Beatrix felt the connection growing, the Swan would fight her way back, and with time, she was actually resisting.
On the third day, Beatrix took a new approach: changing the times of day she used the Curse of Pain and trying to deliver fast, multiple jolts of pain rather than three big strikes per day.
This type of shared trauma weighed on Beatrix just as much as it weighed on the Bloody Swan, but Beatrix had Matilda as an instant healer who would immediately relieve the pain and trauma.
