It feels different. Everything looks different. The villa. The gardens. Lying on my back with Lightning, staring at the stars. Somewhere, the smells of dinner begin to make themselves known. I should be hungry enough to eat everything in the dining hall. Somehow, however, I lack an appetite.
[Lightning.]
A snore answers me. She is blissed out. And out for the count.
A new awareness surrounds both of us. A new presence buzzes around my consciousness. It's her. We are bonded. We are one.
Everything seems so vivid--
[BLAZE.]
Kaline's voice is cautious. Almost as if she knows she's interrupting something, possibly.
[In the garden.]
Okay, that makes no sense. Why wouldn't I just tell her to come find me? I guess I did. My head is fuzzy from everything.
Kaline still sounds hesitant. [Dinner is ready.]
I nudge Lightning, trying to wake her up, but she's tired. Half curled up in a ball of fluff, she burrows into me. Awww. I may never move from this spot.
