Chapter 44: A Painless Sleep

Mimbi woke up feeling like she had been run over by a prancing horse, one that had stepped on her and then danced over her with gusto. She had never experienced such pain, not even when she had been burnt by her fellow trainees or thrown back while sparring. 

The wounds on her legs and begun to heal, but the bruises and pain would take longer to subside. Trying to ignore the pain, she focused on her other senses. 

Her tent was dim in the early morning light, and the cool air caressing her skin was a blessing. Outside, the birds were beginning to sing. She also heard the stirring of the camp rising. Someone poured a bucket of water out. Another person was hauling things that clanked against each other. 

She managed to turn around and realized someone had changed her bandages during the night. There was a basin of bloodied bandages sitting next to her cot. 

Part of her wanted to burn everything to the ground. She was confident she could