Chapter 427

"Where am I?" Katelina was aware of her voice only after she'd spoken the words aloud. Her body ached and her senses were bathed in darkness.

The answer was a single word, like a breath of peace from warmer places. "Safe."

Safe from what? Her memory was numb, but she ached to understand. An urgency pressed beneath the surface. Something terrible had happened. Falling rocks, screams, blood. And among the chaos had been her- what? Her friends? Were they all right?

"They are safe," the voice soothed again, the words followed by a touch; a hand on her head. "Close your eyes and see."

But she didn't have to close her eyes because the scene was there, as bright and clear as if she was a participant. There were names attached to the actors in the drama, but she couldn't find any feelings about them. Did she know them?