I awoke to a sensation wholly distinct from the bone-chilling ordeal I had endured, one that had seeped into my very being ... soft sheets clung to my skin, cocooning me in their warmth. As my eyes fluttered open, the dim candlelight revealed the vaulted ceilings, and towering windows with the vast expanse of stars beyond, though they seemed to merge with the room, told me I was still in Vaelin's bedchamber.
The scorching heat, the biting frost … Vaelin’s agony— with every ounce of his being.
With a start, I sat up in bed, the sheets tumbling and pooling around my waist. My clothes were dry, by magic it could only be. "Vaelin?" I rasped, my voice hoarse and shaky. I searched the room, peering, seeking answers in the shadows.
In the subdued light, a shadowy figure emerged in the corner
