I wasn't sure what happened after the shadows wrapped around me.
The last thing I remembered was the misty gray sky overhead, bleeding into darkness as it swallowed my vision whole. The cold faded first, then the ground beneath me, until there was nothing but black.
When I came to, the world was different.
Before I even opened my eyes, I knew. The biting sting of snow was gone. No more wind slicing into my skin, no more ache in my bones. Instead, I felt warmth sinking into me like a fire built just for my body. A strange heaviness lingered in my limbs, but it wasn't the crushing weight of exhaustion… it was comfort.
Beneath me was not ice but softness. A bed, no doubt.
My lashes fluttered open, and the first thing I saw was a pair of burgundy eyes staring down at me.
"You're awake!"
Raye's voice was chirpy, bright, and too sharp against the haze that clung to me. My head throbbed at the sound, and I winced, raising a hand to my temple.
