I woke up because it felt too quiet in the room.

It was unclear to me for a moment whether it had been days or just hours. I found the bed to be strangely soft. I felt weak, as if something had drained my vitality, and heavy, but not in a bad way. I took a long breath. made an effort to move my fingers. They replied this time.

Okay.

Though not quite awake, my inner wolf recognized that I was on guard. That gave me confidence.

Then I pushed myself up onto the bed. Although there was ...