When I came to, I was disorientated. I could feel the coolness beneath my arms, yet warmth drifting across the upper side of my body. Everything just seemed murky when I tried to engage my brain. I slowly opened my eyes, but they stung so much that they started watering and impeded my ability to take in my surroundings. I tried to reach up and wipe them and realised I couldn’t move my arms freely. I knew instantly that they were joined together and moved them accordingly, wiping my eyes one at a time.
As the room came into focus, I took my time to take in as much detail as I could. Slowly, things were coming back to me and I remembered Brodie being there. The only tool I had at my disposal was knowledge. The wooden cabin told me exactly where I was, the pack’s camp. I was laid on a four-
