Mirellie
The first thing I felt was pain. It wrapped around my entire body heavily, settling deep into my muscles and bones until even breathing felt exhausting. My head throbbed faintly, my limbs felt too heavy to move, and there was a strange bitterness lingering at the back of my throat.
A soft groan escaped me before I could stop it.
“She’s waking up.”
The voice drifted toward me slowly. Familiar and male.
I forced my eyes open, blinking against the light overhead. Everything looked blurry at first. White curtains. Wooden ceiling. Shelves lined with bottles and herbs.
The infirmary.
Realization settled slowly into my fogged mind. I had collapsed. Heat crawled weakly into my face as shame followed immediately after. Of course I had collapsed. In front of Lady Celestine too.
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