ZORA

"Zora!!!"

I groaned and turned on the bed. I needed more sleep.

"Wake up, Zora! Are you okay?"

I opened my eyes gradually to meet Marissa's panicked face peering at me.

"What?" I asked groggily, desperate to go back to sleep.

She slapped my arm, relief flooding her features.

"You're quite good at giving me a scare."

"I was just sleeping!" I protested.

"Yet, you're bleeding. Were you having a nightmare? I made sure the lights were on."

"Bleeding? Where?" I questioned, grabbing my bedside mirror. My nose was a mess.

"What kind of nightmare was it?"

"I summoned Semya?"

She frowned, "Semya?"

"The very first sylunthys, but before...