(Back at Sorgale,)
As Celeste’s vision steadied, her eyes shot open, taking in the unfamiliar space around her.
The room was filled with a soothing lavender scent and decorated in soft pastel grey tones, while she was tucke in the dark-green quilt on the bed.
Her feet touched the ground. Her eyes were still hazy, but she felt much better now than she had earlier with the fever.
As she moved through the unfamiliar space, she got a sense of whose room this was. She walked over to the drawn curtains and saw a shadow by the open doors.
The doors led to a small balcony, where Vada stood at the edge, her eyes creased in concentration, as if she were struggling with her through while she bite sher fingers, but Celeste presence brings her back to reality.
“Oh, Celeste, you’re awake?” Vada s
