Chapter 105

Diana

I woke up feeling different in a way that went beyond just being rested or healed from the ritual. Everything felt sharper and clearer like someone had cleaned the glass I'd been looking through my entire life without realizing it was dirty, and when I opened my eyes the colors in the room seemed brighter and more vivid.

I sat up slowly and tested my body carefully for pain or weakness, but instead of the exhaustion that had followed me for as long as I could remember there ...