*Zara*
As soon as I opened my eyes, I knew something wasn't right. I sat up, looking around and squinting into the darkness that surrounded me.
I wasn't in my bedroom. I had somehow ended up in the middle of a field with tall, green grass. The breeze was somehow strong and gentle at the same time as it caused the blades to sway ominously.
I searched the area, trying to figure out what I was doing in the middle of a field at night. I was sitting beside a river and for a moment, I stared at the reflection of the night sky that shimmered on the surface of the water. I let out a sharp gasp.
Something was glowing on my back, just barely visible above the top of my thin white nightgown. I turned so that my back was fully facing the river, watching over my shoulder as the sigils on my back
