Alana slept through the next day. She finally began to stir midday of the second day. As Alana blinked her eyes, letting them adjust to the change in light, she noticed that her mother was seated in a chair next to her bed. Davina was currently working on a basket of linens. Her usually morning activity. Alana opened her mouth to let her mother know that she was awake, when Davina looked up quickly and threw the linen and needle and thread back into the basket. She got up from her chair and came to sit on the bed next to Alana's hand that was still on top of the covers.
"How are you feeling, darling?" She asked Alana. Placing her hand on top of her daughter's. Alana placed her other hand on her throat. Alana felt as if all the moisture from her mouth had been taken from her. Davina quick
