Aria’s POV I woke up to a cold stone against my cheek and the faint taste of dust on my tongue. For a moment, I didn’t move. My mind floated somewhere above my body, suspended in a thick, gray fog. Sounds drifted toward me in soft fragments, but none of them made any sense. I flung my eyelids open, blinking repeatedly. I didn’t know where I was. Or who had brought me here. Or even where I had been before. My eyelids opened widely, heavy and reluctant. The world came into view in crooked pieces. A heavy pillar leaned like a wonder soldier. Broken stones and ashes scattered about. The open sky, and the soft hue of the evening sunset. Nothing looked familiar. I sat upright and held my head as it throbbed in protest. I closed my eyes and opened them rapidly, wondering what was going on.Think, Aria, think. The last thing I remembered vividly was me in my room, taking a nap while waiting. But waiting for what?How did I arrive at this place?I shut my eyes firmly, fighting to brin
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