Aurora woke up, but didn't open her eyes right away.

Her whole body ached, as if she had been run over by a tractor. Her muscles throbbed, her head felt heavy. She groaned softly, grumbling, feeling the hard, warm ground beneath her back.

She tried to move her fingers first. Then her shoulders. She was lying on something rough and uneven, like rough stone.

She opened her eyes slowly.

The light hit her hard, dry and aggressive. She closed them again, reflexively. She ...