ARIA

My eyes flutter open and I look around the extremely bright room in confusion.

Where am I?

It takes me only a few seconds to realize that I'm actually in a hospital—the only one in Ironclaw. I've only ever been here a few times when I was younger, and not once in my adolescence or adulthood.

Until now, that is.

Though I've already figured out where I am, I'm having a hard time remembering how I got here. For some reason, I don't seem to have that memory.

"Aria."

My head snaps to ...