Xin Yi woke up to the sound of voices…..And the smell of fresh wood.
Her eyes opened slowly. The ceiling above her wasn't cave rock. It was....wooden beams? With a thatched roof?
She was in one of the houses.
One of HER houses.
"She's awake!" Xiao Long's voice was shrill with relief.
Suddenly there were faces hovering over her. Qing Lin. Xiao Long. Some female snake beastmen she didn't recognize.
"Pink Skin!" Xiao Long's eyes were red like he'd been crying. "You have been asleep for a WHOLE DAY!"
"A day?!" Her voice came out raspy, and her throat felt like sandpaper.
"Don't try to talk." Qing Lin's hand pressed gently against her shoulder. "You collapsed. Your fever spiked to dangerous levels."
The Snake King looked TERRIBLE. There were dark circles under his eyes, and his usually immaculate hair was a mess.
"Did you.…..did you sleep at all, Qing Lin?" she croaked.
"No."
"Qing Lin—"
