Elysia I gradually regained my consciousness with heavy bangs of headache from my head. “Where…am…i?” I stuttered with the question I threw at myself, my eyes scanning through the entire room. Sneezing out a deep cold, I asked myself, “Why is cold everywhere?” The entire room being cold was the first thing I registered when consciousness started creeping back. The cold stone under me, the cold air that kept brushing my skin, the cold metal around my wrists. My body felt like it weighed a thousand pounds as I tried to get up from the floor. My muscles were very heavy and unresponsive. The sedation herbs were still working through my system, making me feel sluggish and disoriented. I tried to open my eyes but couldn't see anything. Fear began creeping into my heart before I realiz

