Aria's eyes snapped open once more to find the room still dark. Lying there, nestled against Alder's chest, she couldn't but wonder if what had happened had been a dream. Her mind suddenly felt so disoriented, and she found it hard to think straight.
Her gaze darted around as the shadows once again began to spook her. It was calm outside now, or perhaps the storm had been in her head. She tried to give herself a moment to think, a moment to organize her thoughts, but instead, she heard it; that eerie voice calling out to her quietly.
Aria.....
Lately, the sounds of her own name had begun to irk her. She was almost traumatized at this point. Her heart started to thud heavily against her chest as her gaze once again flickered around.
She was with Alder, she reminded herself, she was alw
