I woke again, this time to a hand shaking my shoulder. Despite the pain, I managed to raise an arm and swat at the hand that had a vise grip on my back.

"What the hell," I growled, my voice coming out drowsy and incoherent. "Back off."

"For someone who's just waking up, you sure are aggressive," a familiar voice said, and the face of Thane Flynn came into focus.

"Oh Triad." I blinked and looked into his teasing forest eyes. "Thane. I'm sorry."

"No problem," he ...