My head was killing me as I woke up. I didn’t know where I was. I furrowed my brows, eyes shut tight as I shivered against the cold in the air.
I squinted my eyes open and was met with nothing but darkness. I blinked my eyes again and again, trying to adjust my eyes but the darkness remained.
Had I imagined getting grabbed? Had I imagined Hestia?
“Hello?” My voice was a pitiful croak that echoed all around me.
But then the darkness began to give away and my eyes started to adjust to the dim light. I began to recognize that I was in a cave, lying on the ground. I tried to sit up.
“Ugh….” My moans and movements echoed eerily.
I fell back down, my cheek smooshing against the damp, dirty floor. My arms were tied behind my back and I couldn’t sit up. I strained against the ropes, testing the strength of the knot.
Well, I hadn’t imagined getting kidnapped.
“Ahh, you’re awake,” Hestia’s voice echoed through the darkness.
“Hestia! What do you want?”