Artemisia The dripping sound gets me to open my eyes groggily. My eyelids feel heavy, just like I slept for a thousand years and my body wasn't ready to wake up yet. Sitting up, I hug myself instinctively as I look around in the shadowy cave. It seems to be made out of red stones and I shudder as a cold wind blows past me. Where did that come from? I stand up on my wobbly legs and notice that I’m wearing what Matthew dressed me with before going to bed. What a strange dream. I even feel the soreness still lingering between my legs as I take a few steps towards the crackling sound of a fire. I must be losing my mind. Being pretty sure that this must be a dream as I can’t feel Cassy at all, I reach the source of the crackling noise. It isn’t a fire, but a slow stream of w

