Keeping in check
"Little sheep...how...are you here...?"
It sounded like the voice was coming from every single direction all at once and no matter what she did there was no way to keep it out.
Leona was scared out of her witts, confused and completely lost but if there was one redeemable quality about her, it would be that she never lost hope. That's how she survived until now among the talented geniuses of her kind and even before that.
Born an orphan, she had been alone from the moment she took her first breath but her will to live could never be outshone by anyone. She would do whatever was necessary to get out of here.
But trembling from the piercing cold she could barely stitch together a coherent thought.
"I...am L-Leona...w-who are y-you?"
"....Me? Who am I? I once had a name but...I cannot remember it anymore."
Despite the overwhelming urge to just lay down and slowly slip into eternal slumber, Leona forced herself to stay awake.