Pain is the surest indication that we are still alive and that pain woke me up with a start.

I groaned as I tried to move onto my side but could not, my body was calm now, no, my body was a wreck, I felt pain everywhere, and my blood rage was gone now, maybe it had cushioned my fall I don't know, all I knew was Rieka had returned the reigns of my mind back to me and my body was on fire.

Why the hell does she always do that? She gets us injured and then goes into hiding, letting me face the pain.

"They are coming." I...