I saw stars, blinking as if I’d just looked up at the sun. Only, I couldn’t look away. The light surrounded us, wiping out our vision completely, seemingly coming from all directions at once. Night went to day in an instant, and it took a few moments to adjust, until the dots floating before my eyes began to clear. In the meantime, no one moved except to serve to smother me with their protection. I didn’t mind at all. Pushed against a wall, I knew a wall of beasts stood between me and those who wished to take me. I just kept waiting for something to hit us, to explode around us, for some startling end of my life to come. Yes, they wanted me alive, but in the fight, I could be easily lost in the crossfire. Only, nothing happened outside of my worst case scenario thoughts. My eyes adjusted slowly, letting me see Nira’s face that looked even paler in the glaring light. Now she looked her part, like the ghostly skinned vampires on TV. She held me tight, sending pain shooting down through my arm from the grip she had there.
