~Alora~

The sunlight that was pulled in through my window appeared as strong as ever. I rolled up from the bed, my frail body still recuperating from the fever that attacked in the dead of night. The bedspread stuck to me with sweat but never had my head felt lighter than it had in days.

As I tossed my legs onto the bed, leaning them against the bed so that I could relax, I sensed motion in the hallway through the narrow gap under my door. The tread was light, pausing at my door before ...