A burning sensation woke Rielen up. The golden tattoo on her chest was lit up. "Urggh….." A noise came out of her mouth. She quickly covered her mouth, and looked over to the sleeping Eon to her side. His face still looked peaceful. 'Good, I didn't wake him.'
Rielen slipped out from under the warmth of the covers and opened the window. She smelled smoke, but not a single tendril of smoke appeared above the Capital or the surrounding Palace. 'The Spirit is not answering me.'
A sharp pain came from the skin around the tattoo. Surrounded by forest, Rielen looked around her. A slight dizziness caused her to crouch to the ground. She lifted her hand to her forehead, and coughed at the thick smoke in the air.
