Chapter 26: The Witch

When I come to, the first thing I hear is Eric's voice.  Sounding irritable, he says, "Bring that over here.  That way when she wakes up, she can be comfortable."

Opening my eyes, I glance up at Toby and William carrying a new four post bed made of mahogany wood, over to where the old one was.  It even has a canopy, unlike the old one.  Eric's voice thunders over the sound of everything else going on, "Not there, over there."  He points in the other corner.  

The minute Eric notices that I'm awake, he rushes over and asks, "Do you know what happened?  I came back from the initiations and found you along the path to the house, unconscious.  You slept through all the rest of the day and this morning.  I even had doc come over and look at you."

Sitting up, I feel dizzy but nonetheless stay upright.  Staring at him, I aswer, "No, I have no idea.  I was walking along the path, when I sat down for a few mi