A Bitter Awakening

I wake up, on a bed, and on my back. I’m surprised that it doesn’t hurt. I carefully shift and realize that there is no pain in my back.

“You’re healed, Yurok,” a soft voice says from beside me. It’s not Isolde and I open my eyes to see the woman who said she was my mother, Vaelia.

I look around the room, expecting to see Isolde, but she isn’t here.

“She’ll be back soon, I’m sure,” Vaelia says.