When my eyes next fluttered open, my mind was as empty as the vastness of a black hole. I lay there on that hard bed I didn’t know I had, staring into a void. It was only a few moments later that my mind cleared, and the blurry sight of an off-white fabric wall came into view.
I blinked, confused and a little lost. Where am I? And why was my head hurting so much?
I searched my brain for a moment, and then everything came back to me. Ahh, that was right. I’d had a weird dream last night, hadn’t I? About being chased in the woods by two demon-like men and their army of soldiers. One even had the nerve to steal a kiss from me, while the other stared at me like I was his next meal. And yes, there were two mighty winged lions.
I sighed, relieved somewhat it was merely a dream. Or should I re
