"She has been unconscious for sixteen hours."
Owen's voice sounded far away, like I was hearing him from the bottom of a deep well. I tried to open my eyes but my body would not respond. I was trapped somewhere between sleeping and waking, aware but unable to move.
"The ritual took more from her than we expected," Serena's voice replied. "The First Born gave her knowledge that no mortal mind was meant to hold. Her brain is trying to process information that spans thousands of years. It will take time."
"How much time?"
"As long as it takes. Rushing her recovery will only cause permanent damage."
I wanted to tell them I was fine, that I could hear them, that I just needed a minute to figure out how to move again. But my mouth would not work. My body felt like it belonged to someone els
