Chapter Seventy-One

I awoke the next day sometime in the mid-afternoon. Not that it was very surprising given the events that had occurred the night before.

Confusion was my initial reaction, finding myself in a strange bed, before my mind finally caught up. It still all seemed so crazy that, had it not been for the aching in my body, perhaps I would have thought the entire thing was just a nightmare. Or maybe I could have at least pretended it was.

I changed into some clothes that were left for me and made my way into the living room, my movements all still incredibly stiff… only I found the quarters to be completely empty. I knew it was unreasonable to expect Aleric to be here but a part of me was still on edge from almost being kidnapped. Had he left to speak to Tytus in my stead?

A knocking then came from the front door, making me jump, and I approached it warily.

“Yes?” I called out.

Without any warning, the door then swung open to reveal Alexander behind it