Once everything became clearer, the pain settled deep in her body. It felt as though she’d been beaten up and down, and trying to remember why she felt like this just had a fuzziness filling her head. Shifting, she sucked in a breath at the soreness of her muscles and at the pulling sensation and pain on her side. Audrey forced her eyes open, but had to blink several times in order to clear her blurry vision. She was on her back, and the first thing that came into focus was the rock ceiling above her. I’m in a cave. Light from the fire that was close by flickered along the stone walls. She’d been in plenty of caves while growing up, her village was close to the Heckena Mountains. She turned her head slightly and saw the fire burning just a few feet from her, the heat coming off of it feeling calming. After that she was aware of the heavy pressure on her, not uncomfortable, but what covered her had some weight to it.
