Adjudication
Eloise felt a dull, throbbing sensation in her forehead as she slowly woke up from what felt like a slumber that had gone on forever.
The more she left the land of dreams, the more this throbbing became apparent. By the time she was ready to open her eyes and look around, it had turned into pain that was so intense that it made her feel like screaming, but before she did, the words that she had heard before she had been made to faint replayed in her head.
"-they will have to follow all the orders given to them. Thus ends the decree."
Before, she had lost consciousness before she could truly comprehend what they meant, but now, as their meaning was revealed to her, she opened her eyes with a start.
A strong light source that seemed to be directly shining into her face welcomed her return to the waking world, by making her squint and try to cover her eyes with her hands.