4 chapters today
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Ember woke up with her head feeling heavy and sporting a dull throbbing ache. She opened her eyes to see a familiar ceiling, but she closed her eyes again as she groaned. Her body was urging her to keep still, but her throat was feeling dry.
After a while, her thirst won and she rolled to her side. She blinked in surprise upon shaking off her disoriented state. She knew she should be somewhere else, but she found herself on her bed, inside her chamber lit with the lamps. It was already evening.
'Am I dreaming or am I really back in my chamber?'
She closed her eyes and opened them again to make sure she wasn't seeing things, but as she clutched the soft blanket to herself, she could no longer ignore how real the fabric felt against her skin.
'When did I return? The last I remember… I was eating those fruits that Morph peeled inside the cave. Did he bring me back because I fell asleep?'
