Neveah woke with a terrible ache in her skull. A distant ringing sound echoed in her head and her temple pulsed like it had a heartbeat of its own.
'Where am I?' She wondered,
She tried to think but only succeeded in aggravating the ache in her skull.
Her mind was slow and foggy, her thoughts fragmented, and it took a moment of painful concentration for her awareness to finally return.
The moon ceremony. The failed assassination attempt. Lado. The dagger... and blood. A lot of it...most of which had been hers.
A grunt of pain escaped her as her eyes fluttered open to find Colleen staring down at her, brows furrowed in concern.
"Veah? Have you come to?" She asked,
Neveah nodded slowly. The ache in her temple was particularly bothersome. She attempted to lift a hand to rub her temple but a searing pain in her wrist prevented her.
"Don't move just yet." Colleen reprimanded, "You lost a lot of blood. You're still very weak and you haven't fully healed."
