Awakening in Vale

[KAELIA BRYNN HALLOWAY]

“Kaelia.”

I awake to an urgent tap and the deep call of my name.

My eyebrows draw in slightly, as I peer through my heavy eyelids, breathing ragged. It takes a moment, but the pressing call of my name and the shake of my shoulder, allows my vision to settle.

But my eyebrows only deepen when I see my father hovering over me.

I stare at him surprised, “Dad?”

His eyes shine an