Blank Slate

GAEL'S POV

I woke up to the insistent buzz of my phone vibrating against stone. The sound grated on my ears, repetitive and unrelenting, pulling me out of the groggy haze that had settled over me. My head throbbed, my limbs felt heavy, and everything around me smelled like dust and iron.

I sat up, blinking against the harsh light of the sun glaring down at me. The uneven terrain of jagged rocks sp