Eona came to with a groan. Her skull was throbbing as if a thousand nails were being hammered into it. Inhaling deeply, she caught the fresh scent of flowers and dew. It took her a moment longer to calm her pulsing skull and hear the murmuring and scrambling of people rushing in and out of the room.
Turning over, she slowly opened her eyes and gazed into dark brown eyes. Realizing too late that she was looking directly into the Queen's eyes, Eona sat up on the bed and gave the Queen a small smile.
"Hey, you, welcome back to the living," the Queen greeted.
"Yeah? I think I preferred the other side better." She replied, looking around the room at the disgruntled doctors and their helpers. Not only were they not happy about being called upon by the Queen to serve an unknown female, but they were also angry that the Queen did not trust their skill enough to call upon five of them at once.
