Elara Mom rushed toward the bed and pulled me into a fierce embrace before I could even ask why I was back here.The hug was so incredibly tight that I had to groan weakly. “You're… crushing me, Mom,” I wheezed out.Thankfully, that seemed to snap her back to reality. She pulled away almost instantly, her hands hovering over me like she was afraid I might break. “I'm sorry, I was just so excited to see you awake. I'm sorry, baby. Are you okay?”“A little.” I forced a smile, though my joints and muscles ache terribly. “We heard your scream, that's why we came rushing in,” she explained, wiping a stray tear from her cheek. “I'm just so happy to see you're up.”“I guess the doctor didn't lie when he said she was going to wake up one of these days after all,” Helena muttered, sounding more to herself than us. “Thankfully, I brought this with me.” She motioned to the steaming ceramic cup in her hand.“Doctor? What doctor?” I asked, completely puzzled as I tried to piece together how I go
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