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Thissraelle opened her eyes to darkness.
Surprised, she jerked her gaze all around her, but saw nothing. The last thing she remembered was also darkness. A shiver of fear rolled through her as she looked toward her hands and legs. She was surprised that she could see them. Quite clearly, in fact, as if her body alone were brightly lit from... somewhere?
Am I dead?
She turned her hands over. They looked real, and she could flex her fingers. She grabbed at her dress. It was a fine, white linen, cut to fit her perfectly. Her delicately worked leather shoes formed beautifully to her ankle. Beyond her feet, again, there was nothing.
I'm falling! She panicked. She kicked her feet and flailed her hands, trying to feel or grab anything solid. Anything to hold on to.
Wait. No. I'm not falling.
She hung in the space, still except for her heavy breathing. I'm not falling.
Where am I? I must be dead.
She looked at her hands again. She grabbed her dress again and rubbed the fabric between her fingers. She ran her fingers through her hair and felt its texture. Do dead people feel things?
She floated for a moment, thinking and looking.
I might be upside-down. That thought made her smile. How would I turn over? Which way is up, anyway?
She slowly reached out to see if she could touch anything in the darkness.
Where's Eddiwarth? And Karendle? They were near me! Are they here, too? Her head and eyes bounced from side to side as she tried to find them.
No. Of course I can't see them.
She filled her mind with her will, and a light blue haze began to form around her. As the feeling swelled inside, her mind came alive. She pushed herself forward, flying away into the emptiness.
Flying... Where?
She slowed to a... Stop? How can you move if there’s nothing to move to or from? How can you stop if you’re not really moving?
Well, that wasn't so helpful.
As she floated, pondering, confused, a bright and vivid light appeared beside her, startling and momentarily blinding her. She shielded her eyes with her hands. After a moment, her eyes adjusted to see a man in the light, and after a moment more, she recognized the face. He was not in armor like he was last time, but wearing a loose white tunic and leggings.
“Ah. Saint Ivarr.” She mumbled, “so, if this is heaven, it’s a bit underwhelming.”
He shook his head. “Fair Thissraelle, Wizard of Light. This is not heaven. Nor hell.”
“Well, if I were dead, I don’t think I’d be getting visitors, either.”
“You are, in fact, not dead.”
Thissraelle looked away. “So, where am I? It’s very dark here.”
Ivarr gestured with a wave of his hand. “It is as you choose. This is your mind.”
“If this is my mind, I’m not very creative.”
He shrugged. “Well, you ARE still unconscious.”
Thissraelle sighed and rubbed her face with her hand. “I haven’t found Heathrax yet.”
“No, you haven’t.” He drifted around her and faced her. “You have fought for your friends. You have healed and protected strangers.”
Anger and frustration welled up in her, flowing over and rushing out into the darkness. “Why do I need to find him? Heathrax. Who is he anyway? What’s happened to everyone? Why did my father make the Guild attack the Church?” She grabbed his shirt and shook it. “Why? Tell me why?”
He covered her hands in his and gently pulled them away. She released them and he answered, “You have much to learn. Much to learn about the world and yourself.” He let her hands drop, and his brightness started to fade.
“For now, rest.”
In a moment, she was swallowed in darkness again.
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