Chapter 23
I slowly became aware that I was awake, but I was super reluctant to open my eyes. What if I had only pushed back the poison again? Was I still just moments away from dying?
I let my eyes stayed closed as I focused on my breathing, then moved my awareness around my body. Just like Sophie had taught me. It had never put me in contact with my magic, but this was the second time I'd used it to just really assess how I was feeling.
I was feeling better, so much better. I was a little sore, but nothing like I expected. More like I'd been lying in this bed for days and days and needed to get up and move around a little. Only I also felt too weak to try that. I caught a bad flu once in junior high that kept me out of school for an entire week. I felt like I did then, the day after t
