[It would be more helpful in giving advice if the person he was conversing with would provide all these details all at once. Daqiang gave a small sigh and looked to one side before moving to set the device down on what was probably a table or desk, given the edges of paperwork that could be seen. Then sat down to lean back and think. Behind him was an open and unobstructed view of the ocean, likely from someplace on a ship given the lack of buildings or land in sight.]

Just because it did nothing at the source when you visited, that does not mean it doesn't effect the curse. The curse takes root when the water pools into springs, yes? So the running water that fills it could not place the curse on a being that enters it. But it does control the curse's trigger once it is placed on a being: hot and cold water. Therefore, it has an effect on the curse in some manner. The two are certainly related.

Do you know if the curse is suppressed in the same manner that other riftfarer's powers are suppressed prior to obtaining the tattoo that weakens the seal on them?