Simultaneously, in another dimension, a woman lay on a bed, her eyes closed in apparent sleep. Long, light brown hair cascaded down her back, flanked by two prominent horns. Beneath these, long, furry ears protruded, twitching occasionally.
Suddenly, her eyes—a striking light brown—snapped open. "Eira!" she exclaimed, shooting upright in bed, her eyes wide with a dawning panic.
She clutched her head and groaned, her eyes clouded with confusion. "Argh, my head... Why did I wake up? It's too soon; I haven't fully recovered yet!"
Yet, as soon as she uttered the words, she remembered her exclamation from when she had woken up. "Wait…! Eira! Something's wrong!" she exclaimed again, in a panic.
