It seemed like an eternity before the sea of blackness parted.
Hugh felt as if he was rising, rising, rising, from beneath it.
His body jolted suddenly as he broke through, his eyes flew open, and he gasped as if surfacing from the deepest ocean.
The light blinded him for a moment. The world seemed bright and blurry. And everything hurt.
“Where am I?” he croaked, not recognizing his own voice.
A soft, warm hand touched his arm. “You are on Ellandria.”
Hugh"s eyes focused then on a familiar face. For a moment, he could not place it.
She had intensely blue eyes and a long, thin features. Her white hair was braided intricately, a symbol of her status among her people.
Ellandri.
Ellandri.Then her name came to him.
“Llynara, the healer.”
“Yes.”
Memories rushed back.
Earth…Neve…
