Genbu, the Turtle of the North -unedited

"Up."

That word alone caused Jin to wake up despite the heavy eyelids and groggy state of mind. The surroundings were as cold as ever and the strain from waking up caused his neck to feel very uncomfortable. He tried to push his muscles to move but they seemed weary and numb.

"Come now, don't waste any more time. Or your trial will only get harder."

Jin tried to comply by pulling his arms to rub his eyes. All the rheum or eye booger was being removed from the slow but continuous movement. There he saw that it was not the person who he thought would be talking to him.