Talia's eyes snapped open. She didn't make it to her feet on her first try, but she managed to pull herself to her knees, shaking and retching not only because of the foul stench of the slime but because she'd been asleep. She didn't sleep. She wouldn't sleep. A hundred years worth of slumber was more than enough for anyone and the vulnerability that came with closing your eyes was something that she would never allow herself to experience again.
Her hands clenched into helpless fists. If the ship had truly chosen her, then it should have known better than to choose her like this.
She spat out a mouthful of whatever strange fluid had filled the pods. The first thing that she needed to do was find some clothing. After that, she'd find Snow and Danielle and anyone else who had been taken from Lorindar. They'd make their way home together.
She'd been asleep before, but she was wide awake now and she’d find herself a knife or a dagger in no time. As soon as that happened, she'd show them that Sleeping Beauty couldn't be bent to their whims.
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Her hands clenched into helpless fists. If the ship had truly chosen her, then it should have known better than to choose her like this.
She spat out a mouthful of whatever strange fluid had filled the pods. The first thing that she needed to do was find some clothing. After that, she'd find Snow and Danielle and anyone else who had been taken from Lorindar. They'd make their way home together.
She'd been asleep before, but she was wide awake now and she’d find herself a knife or a dagger in no time. As soon as that happened, she'd show them that Sleeping Beauty couldn't be bent to their whims.