Torture?
'My whole body feels numb. What happened?'
Sofia opened her heavy eyelids. Her whole body felt weak and she can't even muster the force to move her body. The rainbow lights in the sky greeted her face. She had to blink for a few times to let her eyes adapt to the brightness. She felt the fresh air and the scent of trees, and the familiar feathery sensation caressed her back.
'Am I at a high altitude? And forest per se? Am I on Aoi's back?' These questions popped up in Sofia's head.
When her eyes had finally adjusted to the light, she confirmed her doubts. She looked at the Blue Feathers where she was lying down. 'I'm really on my partner's back. But where are Fein and Voli?'