Chapter 4
When next Io awoke, opening his eyes came with the lingering agony of a headache, feeling much like someone had turned the world upside down. He attempted to probe a tender area, for the moment forgetting what happened, thinking perhaps he slept wrong or fell or…But when he realized he was unable to move his arms, every trace of mental fog cleared, a sense of panic quickly taking its place.
Io hastily assessed the situation, recalling his last memory, talking to Ran’imy in the hallway. His stomach twisted in knots. Gone was the familiarity of the place he considered home with its warm atmosphere and lived-in charm, replaced with a space much chillier that seemed to be rocking. Much like stumbling into a badly scripted made-for-TV movie, Io found himself resting on his side in a
