12 "Hello?" my hollow voice sounded strange to my own ears. Where was I? What happened? Blurry shapes and fuzzy shadows sharpened as I focused. Walls, strange paintings, dark colours. The potent, sharp smell of alcohol and cleaning supplies penetrated my nose. What? "Hello?" I tried again, pushing myself up. Oh, that was a bed. I was lying on a bed. Why? Was I back at my dorm? Was I dreaming? No, I remembered. I was bitten by a dusk pup. This must be the infirmary then. Despite my shrieking joints, I rolled my head on my shoulders. Had I been out for so long that I was stiff? Or did the poison attack my muscles? Gods, this hurt. After I gathered my bearings, I had time to have a proper look around. Apart from the bed I was lying in, there were three more pushed against the wall. A s

