Celine blinked slowly, trying to process what he had just said. Was she having a bad dream? Was the sun already down? But it had only been just over an hour ago. Had that really been that long? She felt her stomach lurch slightly at the thought that her nightmare had ended and she was now awake, although that was probably what had brought her back to reality.

Still, it didn't make any sense. She had woken up before the sun had risen, so surely it had been much longer than half an hour since she had finally managed to fall asleep. Something just didn't feel right about all of...