"How long do we have to keep goingggg?" I groaned with my head hanging upside down, the world a dizzy blur beneath me. I could feel the blood rushing toward my temples, each pulse intensifying the dull throb of a headache that had been plaguing me for hours. Oddly enough, the discomfort brought a strange sense of relief, a counterbalance to the gnawing poison coursing through my veins. Not that I enjoyed the pain—I wasn't a masochist—but it was the only thing that seemed to take the edge off the relentless burning inside me.
Alvara, as usual, didn't bother responding. She surged ahead, her expression colder than ever. It must be difficult for her to be this close to a Half Human like me.
"I can't take it anymore!" I flailed my arms in frustration, shaking my head like a child throwing a tantrum. "I need to rest!"
