Perhaps it is. However, it does leave us vulnerable, should anything go awry.
[This all still from the woman who went poking about outside a protective barrier, but go figure. At least she had command over her own senses there instead of being virtually not asleep. Her hair secured, she gently shrugs her robe away and slips down further into the waiting waters. Below her shoulders, her arms bear deep red markings, similar to those on her face, extending far further than they should, a crisp yet slightly jagged line that ends above her elbows.]
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[This all still from the woman who went poking about outside a protective barrier, but go figure. At least she had command over her own senses there instead of being virtually not asleep. Her hair secured, she gently shrugs her robe away and slips down further into the waiting waters. Below her shoulders, her arms bear deep red markings, similar to those on her face, extending far further than they should, a crisp yet slightly jagged line that ends above her elbows.]