Nora
My head felt heavy, as if someone had dropped a rock on it. Everything around me was dim and blurry, like I was trapped halfway between a dream and the real world. I dimmed my eyes and noticed a candlelight shining weakly in the room. The flame swayed a little, throwing long shadows on the walls. The smell of herbs filled the air, sharp and thick.
Where am I?
My mind drifted back to the last thing I could remember the fight, the rogue’s red eyes, the blood on my fur, and the pain burning deep into my hip. I remembered falling… the grass against my face… the sound of my heartbeat slowing down. Then nothing. Just emptiness.
Did they finally catch me?
Am I in a cage?
I couldn’t move much. My body felt too weak, too heavy. I tried to lift my head but pain shot through my side, forci
