Huff! Huff! Huff!
Magnus gasped, plumes of gray-tinged sweat rising from his overheated body. His robes clung to him, damp and uncomfortable. He felt like a furnace, radiating heat.
"System," he croaked, his voice raspy, "how long was I out?"
-[Approximately eighteen hours.]
Eighteen hours! Magnus's eyes widened in disbelief. He'd been unconscious for that long? Gripping the edge of his sweat-soaked bed, he hauled himself to his feet. The sheets were drenched, a testament to the intense experience he'd just endured.
