Caspian struggled to open his eyes. They were heavy with sleep and not knowing how long he'd been asleep, he wanted to stay awake longer this time. However, he felt lethargic, his limbs too inert. Judging from the voices he heard, there were three or four people in the room with him. Instincts told him Celeste wasn't one of them. Where was she? He wanted to see her before he lost consciousness. To apologize for trying to kill her. He hadn't meant to do that, hadn't known what he was doing until it was too late. It felt as if another person had inhabited his body and was making him do things he didn't want to.
"... stay awake... ceremony..."
"... good idea... violent tendencies... keep sleeping"
He tried to concentrate on what they were saying but only caught parts of the conversation
