The first thing I noticed was the silence.
Not the silence in the room.
The silence inside my head.
I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at my hands while the last pieces of the vision from the night before slipped farther away.
The battlefield.
The blood.
The red moon.
Kael.
I remembered all of them.
But something was wrong.
Something was missing.
I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to force the memory back.
Nothing.
Only darkness.
I opened my eyes again.
Kael stood near the window.
He had barely spoken since I woke.
He looked like he was waiting for me to say something.
I didn't know how to begin.
"Kael."
He turned immediately.
"How are you feeling?"
I almost laughed.
It was such a normal question.
Too normal for what had happened.
"I think I'm fine."
He didn't bel
