Chapter 52: Unthinkable Schemes

"Jo, are you alright?"

Jo hears Brans voice but she cannot manage to reply. She can hear a slight ringing in her left ear. She stares at Bran's face. He seems to be saying something but she cannot understand anything coherent. All she can hear are slurs and constant ringing.

She touches her left ear and feels something wet and sticky there. She inspects her hand... It's blood! Her left ear or some part close to it is bleeding.

Bran helps her sit up and positions her under a nearby tree so she can use the trunk to support her back.

Jo closes her eyes to refocus herself. She feels so disoriented. Wait... now her mind is starting to make sense again.

When she opens her eyes, she observes her surroundings and finally notices their campsite that seems to be blown by a hurricane. Her attention is caught by Caspian's desperately worried expression.

"Anna..."

Jo gasps in horror when she connects her black out to the last incident she recalls.