KAEL A dull ache pulsed behind my eyes while another burned through my ribs, forcing a groan from my throat. “Arrg—” For several long seconds, I couldn't move. I simply lay there, staring at the ceiling above me. All I could see were the timber beams stretched across it, with sunlight shimmering through the curtain to where I had laid. I watched as the curtains swayed gently beside a tall window when a gust of wind breezed in, providing me with a soothing relief that lasted a few seconds. I frowned. Where was I? The thought came prodding my mind with each thud my heart made. All I could remember was the rain and the mud soaked in blood. Nothing else. I slowly pushed myself onto my elbows and immediately I did all I felt was a pain that immediately flared through my ribs. "Damn.

