Annie helped Aurora to sit down and gave her a glass of water, which she drank greedily. Her throat was dry and her lips were parched, but it was her body that felt extremely stiff.

"A month…" Annie said uneasily. "It was like I was going to lose you with each day you didn't open your eyes. I thought the healers were quacks for not being able to heal you…"

Aurora stopped reading what Annie was rumbling after she told her how long she had been ...