Astrid came to consciousness only seconds later. Her head was heavy and throbbing, darkness coating her every sense. "Come on," Raiden murmured from somewhere above her. "Breathe, Astrid."
She lurched upright with a gasp and he caught her, keeping her steady. "What happened?" she demanded.
He ran a trembling hand through his hair. "I don't fully know," he admitted. "I was having one of my nightmares, and then you showed up in the dream."
Astrid stared down at her hands, and saw that blood was dripping from her nose and onto her palms. She held a sleeve up to stem the crimson liquid pouring from her nose. "Oh," she said, looking up at him sheepishly, suddenly realizing that maybe he hadn't wanted her to see inside his head, even by accident. "I...I heard you having a nightmare, and I wan
