The first thing she noticed was a cool towel on her forehead. She was still in pain, but it was nowhere near as severe as it had been. There was a presence beside her, and for one absurd moment, she thought the wolf was near her, but the touch of a hand against her face quickly dismissed that thought. Her eyes blinked open. Everything was blurry, the way it normally was when she wasn’t wearing her glasses. She wondered briefly if she’d only imagined being able to see, but it had seemed too real to disregard, hadn’t it? She looked around as much as she could, trying to avoid any sudden movements. It appeared she was back in her room at David’s house. David was sitting beside her, gently rubbing a finger up and down along the side of her face. She could just make out the worry creasing his

