I groaned and shifted from one side to another. My head throbbed as though I were being hit with a mini hammer. With a grunt, I covered my head with a pillow. This caused a sharp pang of pain to sear through my head. I whimpered and gripped the pillow harder.
“Justin? Are you alright?” Daciana’s voice acted as a trigger, causing all the memories to flood my head. I had ventured into the forbidden section and then…
I sat up with a gasp, my eyes wide open. I had expected to see myself in a prison cell. I wasn’t. I was in a room that looked like an infirmary. Seeing Daciana, I tried to smile but ended up wincing.
“What happened after I left, Justin? Did you get attacked or something? A guard found you unconscious this morning.”
My eyes drifted from Daciana to the healer as my mind reeled
