Aria's/Lysara's POV

Eira came along and helped me up from the floor after the others left. My teeth shattered, and I grunted, whimpering softly from pain ringing through my body.

She threw my arm over her shoulders and helped me to the bed. My bones throbbed and ached, and my joints felt so loose. Carrying my legs felt like the biggest chore I had ever done.

I slumped into the bed as soon as Eira tried to lay me on it, and I collapsed onto its promise of comfort, throwing my back and arms ...