Chapter 84

Ayla woke up with a big headache. Light was coming through a window, making her feel worse. The bed was shaking. She closed back her eyes.

“She is awake,” Ayla heard her mother’s voice.

Ayla snapped her eyes open and saw her mother and grandmother.

“How are you feeling?” her grandmother asked her.

“My head hurts. And the bed is moving with me,” Ayla replied.

Someone snorted.

“You are not in your bed; you are in a carriage,” Galian’s voice came from nearby.

Ayla blinked. “Why are we in a carriage?”

“You don’t remember?” her father asked. He sat across from her next to Galian.

Ayla tried to remember, but nothing came to her mind. Did they go to visit someone? But if so, why couldn’t she remember anything?

“No,” she replied.

“The Fire Mage did say she hurt her head pretty bad when she slipped on the ice. After all, she had been sleeping for days,” her mother said.

Ayla sat, even if it made her sick. “What ice?” Ayla asked.

King Amul narrowed his eyes. “You remember being in