Chapter 35: The Aftermath

Layla's heartbeat remained steady throughout the night much to the delight of the healers. As her body warmed up, she regained her color and was slowly losing her sickly pallor. The healers replaced her bandages in the middle of the night, the jostling of her body woke her from her slumber.

For a split second, she had convinced herself that it was all a horrible dream and that she had fallen asleep next to Solomon and there was a party to return to. She was brutally brought back to reality when an elderly man with deep set wrinkles, a long gray beard, and very kind eyes greeted her with a warm smile.

"Hello, there!" The elderly man said cheerfully. "I am so pleased to see you awake."

Layla was confused but did not want to appear to be rude. The man seemed kind and she knew all of Alistar's allies, this man was not one of them which could only mean that she was back at the Moonbane fortress. She didn't understand it but it made her more nervous. There was a certain level of reali