“And what’s wrong with my voice? Why do I hurt? What happened today?” I continued to ramble

“Today?!”” Master Kein laughed. “Ciara, you have been feverish and delirious for nearly two day cycles. Brothers, bring it more to drink and something to eat.”

I sat in stunned silence as they bustled around getting me food and more water. I took what they gave me gratefully although my throat was really sore. I could not figure out what they were talking about.

My most recent memories were flashbulbs of nightmares: the deep dark black, a slimy pink tentacle, and their irate faces floating over me.

It took a while for the memories to solidify in my mind. As a rush, the timeline came back to me.

My eyes went wide when I realized. I nearly choked on what I had been eating. It hadn’t been a bad dream. I had been in the ocean, way out in the ocean. Something had grabbed me. I had been pulled under and I had been drowning.

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felt real. Master Evan felt like he always did, hard muscle and

looking at me

to a lay a whip on me for what I

I whispered, “how many times will you Lash me?”

Christof wiped my face before he

us. If we are satisfied we may

and down and they

did you escape, Ciara?” Master Damien

the cove to explore. Without missing a detail, I described the hole

current and agreed when I told them it had changed. As the ringed moon moved though its cycle in the sky, so did

I

didn’t change as I told them since the first day at the Keepers. I apologized profusely. They

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