The next time I opened my eyes, I was more prepared than I had been lately. The sun didn't blind me as badly. I didn't wake up afraid and gasping for air. I knew it was coming. Not that I wanted to wake up. If it were up to me, I would never wake up.
"How can you think that after all the work we just did?"
I groaned before looking at my niece who was sitting up in the bed next to me. Kee's back was leaning against the headboard. She yawned and stretched her arms out as if she had just woken up.
"Just because I'm now able to tell the difference between what Nathair planted in my head and what is real, doesn't mean everything just went away," I told her.
"I know," Kee replied, yawning again. "We were out for five days though. You should feel plenty rested."
"Five days?!" I asked incred
