Chapter 15
For a moment there were sounds of war. The next, there was the song of the birds, until everything faded into darkness.
Next I awoke, I was laying on a soft bed. The feel of the sheets was delicate to the touch as the thick duvet warmed my body. Without opening my eyes, I tried to listen to if there were people in the room but I could not hear through the hollow ringing in my ears. With that, I focused my attention briefly on taking stock of my injuries. I wiggled my toes. Feeling that my feet were still intact, I breathed a sigh of relief and moved on. My head was aching but that could mean a multitude of things short of the enemy taking out part of my brain. I hummed a short note as clear as I could. Well, my voice still worked. I tried to lift my arm a little.
Either it wa
