<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFFBF">"M- -h--d, a---e-.. T-- --r-d -- d--i--.. -t's b--a--e -s c--rup---.."</span></span><br/><br/>Larea awakened with a gasp for air, quickly sitting up straight in her bed. She was drenched in a cold sweat, and had once again been victim to the dreams of the previous night. She winced and brought a hand to her forehead, closing her eyes as she realized the dull ache from before was back, though not as intense. She sat nearly motionless in her bed for a moment, trying desperately to remember the words she swore she heard right before she woke up, though her thoughts were quickly interrupted by a knock at the door. She opened one eye and looked at the door for a moment, afterward slowly getting out of bed and walking to it. Balancing herself with a single hand on the wall (her other hand being occupied with holding her head,) it was a slow process, but she eventually made it to the door and opened it. She tried to give Zel a friendly smile as the door opened, though her cold sweat and heavy breathing betrayed her.